Re: {PBJFlorida} FW: WE DID IT, AWESOME VICTORY

Yes!!!

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On May 3, 2013, at 5:28 PM, "Alicia Koutsoulieris" <Akoutsoulieris@aol.com> wrote:

Yippie!!!

 

From: Ahmed Bedier [mailto:info@unitedvoices.com]
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 5:22 PM
To: akoutsoulieris@aol.com
Subject: WE DID IT, AWESOME VICTORY

 

Salaam,   WE DEFEATED Florida Senate Bill 58 for the third consecutive year. The Senate President just announced that SB 58 did not get enough votes to pass. What a great way to end the Florida legislative session. Congratulations to you, Florida and America. Thank you GOD. Our campaign to defeat this discriminatory law has been challenging from the start. But because of your support, emails and phone calls we were able to defeat it together.  Thank you for doing your part, this victory belongs to you. SB 58 was crafted by a racist lawyer and pushed by anti-Muslim hate groups, would have banned Muslim marriages, divorce and child custody agreements if they're based on Islamic values.  WE FOUGHT BACK, mobilizing thousands of supporters to email, call, tweet and pressure lawmakers to oppose this bill. Please watch this short video message on how the bill was defeated and the video clip of the actual final vote count on the senate floor. Then forward it to your friends, let them know the great news.  If you're proud of this accomplishment, please consider making a donation here, so we can continue this critical work. video link: http://bit.ly/sb58defeated   We could not have defeated this bill without the help of others, Muslims, people of other faiths and people of no-faiths. Thank you to groups like the Florida ACLU, CAIR Florida, ADL, Emerge-USA and the International Law Section of the Florida Bar. In addition to all the pastors, Rabbis and other clergy who helped us lobby against this un-American bill. Together we can defeat similar bills in other battleground states. But in order to take the fight to them, we will need your financial support.  PLEASE HELP OUR MOVEMENT BY MAKING A DONATION NOW. CAN YOU DONATE $50, $100 OR $250 NOW? Thank you again and God Bless you and your family,   Ahmed Bedier President and Founder United Voices for America StopSB58.org Connect with me on twitter and facebook.   P.S. If you missed Manal's email this morning, it explained the status of the bill as of this morning. ---FORWARDED MESSAGE--- Salaam- I promise this is the last action we ask you to do for our campaign to defeat SB 58. Today is the last day of the Florida legislative session, meaning, today is the last day that any proposed laws can be passed in Florida this year. If we continue our pressure in the next few hours, we will defeat this discriminatory bill. To learn more about this bill, click here. Yesterday was a dramatic day that gave us a clear preview of where all the senators stand on SB 58. Because of the sneaky way this bill was brought to the floor, bypassing its final committee stop in the senate, it now requires a two-thirds majority vote or 26 out of the 40 Florida Senators would have to vote for "yea". The good news is, as of yesterday the bill is ONE VOTE SHORT of a two-thirds majority, with 25 senators supporting it. The bad news is, the bill's sponsors have till the end of the session today, to convince ONLY ONE MORE senator to switch from "nay" to "yea". NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES We're happy about the position we're in, but we're not taking any chances. As long as SB 58 is still on the floor calendar (placed on 3rd reading), we can't afford to let our guard down or start celebrating. We've worked too hard the past 3 months to let it all fizzle away now. SO TODAY'S GAME PLAN: TURN-UP THE HEAT AND KILL THE BILL Please do the following two action items AGAIN TODAY: 1. CALL THE BELOW NINE SENATORS, TELL THEM TO OPPOSE SB 58. 2. TWEET SENATORS, USE THIS PAGE TO POST ONE-CLICK TWEETS. 3. CLICK HERE TO EMAIL THE SENATE LEADERSHIP. WHAT TO SAY: "I URGE SENATOR _________ TO OPPOSE SB 58, "APPLICATION OF FOREIGN LAW" BY SENATOR ALAN HAYS. IT'S ANTI-SEMITIC, ANTI-MUSLIM, ANTI-AMERICAN AND WILL HURT FLORIDA BUSINESS." Florida Senators Phone Number Senator Don Gaetz –Senate President (850) 487-5001 Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto (850) 487-5030 Senator Garrett Richter (850) 487-5023 Senator John Thrasher (850) 487-5006 Senator Tom Lee (850) 487-5024 Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla (850) 487-5040 Senator Chris Smith (850) 487-5031 Senator John Legg (850) 487-5017 Senator Geraldine Thompson (850) 487-5012 If you get their voicemail, please leave a message and try calling later. Let's make it happen.   Best regards,   Manal Fakhoury StopSB58.org United Voices   unsubscribe

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