KEEP THE OREGON GUARD IN OREGON CAMPAIGN: UPDATE AND ACTION ALERT

CAMPAIGN TO KEEP OREGON'S GUARD IN OREGON
Update and Action Alert.

Call Oregon Senators and Representatives Now and Again on February 26!

As you know, half of the Oregon National Guard troops are slated to
deploy to Iraq in late March/early April.  Our state campaign to stop the deployment is going well so far--legislation has been introduced in the Oregon legislature to keep them here (HB 2556, HR 4 and SR 1), but we need your help to push it along.  We are on a very tight timeline, so every day that goes by without forward movement is critical. We need you to act now!

There will also be a state-wide call-in day on Thursday, Feb. 26 to contact your legislators about the bills and resolutions, and to contact Senate President Peter Courtney and Speaker of the House Dave Hunt.

The next step in the process is getting hearings before the House Rules
Committee, so we are asking you to get on the phone to press for this.

The legislators who are co-sponsoring the Oregon bill and resolutions are: Representatives Bailey, Dembrow, C. Edwards, Greenlick, Kahl, Thompson, Tomei and Shields.  The Senators are:  Monnes-Anderson, Monroe, Morrisette, Rosenbaum, Walker and Schrader.

If your Senator and Representative are on this list, call them, thank them, and ask them to persuade their colleagues. If your Senator or Representative is not on this list tell them that they need to do so.  Find your legislators at:  
Your legislator may be found at: http://www.legislatorpro.com/oregon .

Tell Speaker of the house Dave Hunt at 503-986-1200 that there need to be hearings on this important issue.

Sample Request:
"Hello, my name is Concerned Citizen (if applicable, add "and I am a
constituent.") and I am one of the 7200 people who signed a petition to keep
our Oregon National Guard at home (or:  I belong to one of the 56
organizations that supports the Keep Oregon's Guard in Oregon campaign, or I am a supporter of the Campaign's goals). The State Legislature responded to our petition with HB 2556 and HR 4, {“please support this legislation” or please allow a hearing to be schedulaed on this important issue, There is no time to waste."}

More information about the campaign and the legislation can be obtained at: http://www.pjw.info/guardhomecampaign08.html