Stop Congress cold: 'Pound them with pink slips'
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"Imagine the impact it can have on members of Congress - House and Senate - when they begin getting 1,000 or more 'pink slips' warning them away from more spending, more power grabs and more infringements on individual rights," says Farah. "I believe this campaign, already tremendously successful beyond my wildest expectations, can have a real impact on politicians whose first priority is getting re-elected."
So far, more than 2.5 million pink slips - half the original goal of 5 million - have been ordered and processed, with many of them already on their way to Washington.
This week, the powerful American Family Association agreed to support the campaign by publicizing it to millions of its activist members.
In its first two weeks, the campaign to send "pink slips" to Congress has resulted in an unprecedented and historic effort that has generated more than 2.5 million individually addressed notices to all members of the House and Senate - proving, once again, says Farah, "that Americans are mobilized to take action to stop Washington's plans for bigger, more expensive and more intrusive government."
The "pink slips" specifically warn that senders will oppose in the next election any member of Congress who votes for more spending, intrusive legislation that restricts personal freedom and more big government programs.
WND announced the "Send Congress a Pink Slip" campaign just 14 days ago with a stated goal of 5 million notices, individually addressed, personalized with sender's name and address and delivered to all members of Congress by Fed Ex.
In the first week, suppliers of paper to the campaign reported the campaign had completely tapped the nation's supply of 8.5 x 11 inch pink paper. As the last full pallet of pink paper was delivered to the printer, new supplies had to be ordered and manufactured.
"It's our version of a stimulus program," said Farah.
The idea was conceived by Janet Porter of Faith2Action and a WND weekly columnist.
"There is a revolution brewing across this country," said Porter. "People are angry about losing their country and they are ready for action. This campaign is just the latest evidence."
The "pink slip" each official will get is a reminder that they work for the taxpayers. Each is individually printed with the sender's contact information under the closing salutation "Signed, Your Employer:"
The warning lists four key issues that are deemed unacceptable to program participants:
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- government health care
- cap and trade
- "hate crimes"
- any more spending
The cost of each message translates to six cents per message - individually addressed for both the recipient and the sender and shipped by Fed Ex.
The "Send Congress a Pink Slip" program permits participants to Fed Ex 535 individually addressed pink slips to members of Congress, each one with the name and address of the sender for just $29.95.
"This is a program that only works with massive numbers of participants that bring paper and printing and shipping costs way down," explains Joseph Farah, editor and chief executive officer of WND, which has conducted similar programs in the past - this one being the largest and most ambitious.
Farah and Porter say the campaign will continue indefinitely.
Note: If you're a member of the media and would like to interview Joseph Farah or Janet Porter, e-mail WND.
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