Liberty Council's email on the ENDA Vote in the House

I have published many blogs about the ENDA bill which recently passed in the House as was expected. Because of the Chrisitan Right's work it, passed by a narrower margin than expected. Many bills in the past have passed with a 2 to 1 margin. ENDA now goes to the Senate where it will probably also pass. Fortunately, we have President Bush's word that he will veto the bill.

We must, however, continue to Pray and Take Action.

Below is the Liberty Council's email regarding their ENDA campaign:

"Last week, the House of Representatives passed the EmploymentNon-Discrimination Act (ENDA) by a vote of 235-184. As we had anticipated, the Democratic leadership demonstrated their eagerness to pander to pro-homosexual activists and their narrow interests, and proved to be very deceptive in their scheduling of the vote.

Sadly, the out-of-touch 110th Congress has once again shown itself willing to threaten our Nation's precious rights for purely political concerns. Most analysts have emphasized that the bill fell far short of the necessary number of votes to override the veto President Bush has repeatedly promised. Thankfully, the White House responded to the vote by announcing that the President will not allow this dangerous and divisive legislation to become the law of the land.

Despite the fact that ENDA has passed the House and will likely sail through the Senate under the sponsorship of Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Liberty Counsel's friends and supporters helped achieve some important victories in this battle.

Here are a few points of which we can be justifiably proud:

*We bombarded key congressional leaders with over 20,000 faxes urging ENDA's rejection at crucial points in the bill's progress through the House. Well done!

*The pressure from outraged citizens caused 25 Democrats to break ranks with their leadership. There can be no doubt that Liberty Counsel's aggressive campaign helped narrow the vote to a point well below the number required to be "veto proof."

*Our Washington office did a stellar job of keeping our supporters informed of the Democratic leadership's deceptive handling of the bill, and effectively coordinated our strategy's successful implementation.

*With the help of thousands of Liberty Counsel supporters, we effectively publicized the bill's fatal flaws. The ridiculous "transgender" provisions, for instance, became politically unsupportable and drove a wedge in the pro-homosexual lobby that will continue to be a major problem to them.

*While it is disappointing that our elected officials would pass such a flawed and dangerous bill, we can be thankful that thousands of Liberty Counsel friends and supporters stood up to the pro-homosexual steamroller. Now, our clear voice of reason needs to be heard in the Senate! Even though ENDA is expected to get the Senate's "rubber stamp,"our Senators need to know they are going to pay a huge political price for going along with ENDA's deception!

Here's what I need you to do:

1) Pray for President Bush and his resolve to veto ENDA (we'll coordinate an outpouring of support for his veto at the appropriate time).

2) Get ready to bombard the Senate in the same way we did the House! As soon as the Senate vote is announced we will be sending you an update.

3) Give a generous gift today to replenish our depleted war chest. Liberty Counsel must be ready to stand up to the next outrageous initiative from the notorious leadership of the 110th Congress!

To help Liberty Counsel, go here: http://www.libertyaction.org/3081/offer.asp?rid=13336825 I believe the battle to stop ENDA continues to be one of the most important citizen actions in the history of our Nation. Please don't stop praying. Don't stop resisting this outrageous attack on our constitutional rights. We must continue fighting until the danger is over! Thank you for standing with us and saying, "NO!" to pro-homosexual forces.

Mathew Staver,
Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
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Shalom, dear ones~~~~