Disclose Act Fails in Senate (That's Good)

I am posting a message I received from the National Right to Work Comittee. Apparently, I posted it too late since the vote took place in the Senate today, but the good news is it failed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/disclose-act-new-donor-transparency-law-blocked-in-senate/2012/07/16/gJQAbm7WpW_blog.html

Dear gary, Union-label Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is scheming to ram the speech-killing "Disclose Act" through the Senate on Monday. It's vital you contact your U.S. Senators IMMEDIATELY and insist they protect freedom of speech and oppose the so-called Disclose Act (S. 3369). -- Call Sen. Barbara Boxer at (202) 224-3553 or click here to send an email. -- Call Sen. Dianne Feinstein at (202) 224-3841 or click here to send an email. You see, the so-called Disclose Act is being sold by Big Labor as a bill to provide greater transparency... ...but its real intent is to harass, intimidate, and ultimately silence grassroots citizens who might criticize members of Congress during election season and beyond. Big Labor doesn't want us, or anyone for that matter, to be able to inform the American people which candidates stand with them -- and which ones stand with the union hierarchy for more forced unionism, bigger government, and higher taxes. If passed, the so-called "Disclose Act" would: >> Impose sweeping new regulations on organizations like the National Right to Work Committee, to keep them quiet and cripple their effectiveness during election years; >> Force grassroots organizations to publicize and release the names of their top five contributorsmaking them vulnerable to threats, intimidation or worse from political dissidents; >> Require organizations to expose the location of their top donor's home and workplace in the disclaimer at the end of every television ad. I hope you know I would shut the doors of the Committee in a heart beat rather than give the union bosses the name of even one of our members. That's why it's vital you act IMMEDIATELY! Please, take a stand for freedom of speech, your rights and your National Right to Work Committee. Contact your U.S. Senators right away and insist they vote for free speech and against the so-called "Disclose Act" (S. 3369). -- Call Sen. Barbara Boxer at (202) 224-3553 or click here to send an email. -- Call Sen. Dianne Feinstein at (202) 224-3841 or click here to send an email. The so-called "Disclose Act" is too dangerous to ignore. Please act TODAY! Sincerely, Mark Mix P.S. The U.S. Senate is set to vote Monday on the so-called "Disclose Act," which is designed to silence grassroots organizations like your National Right to Work Committee. Please take a moment to contact your U.S. Senators and insist they vote for free speech and against the so-called "Disclose Act" (S. 3369). -- Call Sen. Barbara Boxer at (202) 224-3553 or click here to send an email. -- Call Sen. Dianne Feinstein at (202) 224-3841 or click here to send an email. The National Right to Work Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens' organization dedicated to combating compulsory unionism through an aggressive program designed to mobilize public opposition to compulsory unionism and, at the same time, enlist public support for Right to Work legislation. The Committee's mailing address is 8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, Virginia 22160. The Committee can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-325-7892. Its web address ishttp://nrtwc.org/ Not produced or e-mailed at taxpayer expense. To help the National Right to Work Committee grow, please forward this to a friend.