Suburban Guerrilla

From Working Families PA, a fun action tomorrow:

LANGHORNE- Following what has been deemed a “theatrical” House vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Bucks County residents will call on Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick to stop wasting time and taxpayer dollars, respect the Supreme Court’s decision and move forward with creating jobs. On Wednesday, July 11 at 11:30am constituents will file into Rep. Fitzpatrick’s Langhorne office with a dozen roses and a personalized Playbill in honor of their congressman’s theatrical performance in voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Who: Pennsylvania Working Families, Penn Action
What: Bucks County Needs Jobs, Not Political Theater Event
When: Wednesday, July 11 at 11:30am
Where: Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick’s office, 1717 Langhorne Newtown Rd #400, Langhorne, PA

More: Following a landmark Supreme Court decision, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote for the 31st time on Tuesday to repeal the health care law, knowing the vote will be blocked by the Senate and the President.

“This health care vote is going nowhere and Congressman Fitzpatrick knows that. If Congressman Fitzpatrick wants to do theater, he should audition at Bristol Riverside. If he wants to help get our economy back on track, he should support the Bring Our Jobs Home Act to stop outsourcing in our community,” said Mark McClain of Bristol.

The group will also deliver hundreds of petition signatures in support of the Bring Our Jobs Home Act, which will stop tax breaks for corporations that outsource American jobs to other countries.

“Every moment that Rep. Fitzpatrick wastes with this Washington non-sense is a moment we could be getting serious about getting more Americans back to work, increasing the minimum wage and ending the Bush Tax Cuts for the wealthy,” added McClain.

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Here in Philadelphia, June 30-July 4th. For info, click here.

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Still SiCKO After All These Years
Saturday, June 30th, 2012. – 7 PM
Plays and Players Theater, 1714 Delancy Street, Philadelphia, PA

$40 Minimum Donation. Tickets Available On-line. First Come, First Served.
Go Here: http://tiny.cc/sicko5

Michael Moore’s documentary SiCKO was released in 2007 to widespread acclaim. A straight-from-the-heart portrait of the crazy and sometimes cruel U.S. healthcare system, SiCKO is told from the vantage of everyday people faced with extraordinary and bizarre challenges in their quest for basic health coverage.

Join Filmmaker Michael Moore, Health Insurance Industry Whistleblower and Deadly Spin author Wendell Potter, and American SiCKO’s Donna and Larry Smith, Reggie Cervantes, Billy Maher, Julie Pierce, Lee Einer, Dawnelle Keys, Adrian Campbell Montgomery, and more for a Q&A about the film’s impact and their lives five years after its release.

See Michael Moore and Wendell Potter on the same stage face-to-face for the first time since Wendell spied on the film’s release back in 2007 while working for Cigna. Celebrate how SiCKO changed the conversation on healthcare reform in America, and hear the latest on the movement for healthcare justice from leaders around the country.

Proceeds to benefit Vermont Public Assets Institute (publicassets.org) and Healthcare-NOW! (healthcare-now.org).

Tickets available here: http://tiny.cc/sicko5

Questions? 802-223-6677 or sarah@publicassets.org.

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QUAKERTOWN-Ahead of Mitt Romney’s visit, outsourced and unemployed Pennsylvania voters will speak out on Saturday at noon in front of Romney’s bus stop at the WaWa on route 663. As Mitt Romney touts his business experience to local voters, residents will highlight the impact outsourcing has had on Pennsylvania.

“Romney made most of his money off a company that buys businesses only to shut them down and ship the jobs overseas. He has no business coming here and talking about his vision for the economy. We already know that his vision for the economy includes shipping good jobs overseas and leaving low wage jobs here,” said Mary Downing of Warminster.

WHAT: 99% Rally and Speak Out: Rolling Out the Un-Welcome Mat for Mitt
WHEN: Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 12pm
WHERE: (In front of) Wawa Gas Station, 1960 John Fries Highway, Quakertown, PA

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The fight is on to stop payday lending in Pennsylvania, and of course the Republicans are working to protect it. If you live in PA, please sign the petition or make a call TODAY:

The GOP is saying they’ll call for a vote on the bill next week.  The only way to stop it is to put constant pressure on the Republican State Reps now, so people should be calling them and spreading the word.  People can find out the name and contact information for their State Rep here.  Calls are a must.

This is Penn Action’s action page, which lets you send an email and make a call.

Opposition to HB 2191 is broad and deep.  You can see a list of organizations opposed to the bill at Stop Pay Day Loans PA.  In addition to several other military organizations, the PA Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America are opposing the bill.  Iraq war veteran Rep. Tom Murt (R), has filed an amendment that would align HB 2191 with the federal law currently in place for members of the armed forces.  Details are below.

The bottom line is that HB 2191 worsens the problems it claims to solve. It legalizes internet and storefront payday lending at rates more than 12 times existing law. It codifies the very toxic terms of the loan product and allows payday lenders to electronically debit 50% of a borrower’s bi-weekly take home pay. Exorbitant fees and interest rates will drain hundreds of millions of dollars out of PA’s economy.

Predatory Pay Day lending doesn’t only hurt the people desperate enough to get them, they hurt most everyone who lives and does business in PA.

Here’s more info on the Murt amendment:

This amendment aligns HB 2191 with the laws currently in place for members of the armed forces.  This ensures that Pennsylvanians, such as our veterans, the National Guard, and others are not exploited by the very practices that the U.S. Department of Defense found to threaten our national security.  Specifically, this amendment, similar to the law signed by President George Bush, provides that charges on payday loans do not exceed 36 percent annual interest, prohibits holding a post-dated check or electronic access to a borrower’s bank account as a security for the loan, and provides a minimum repayment period of 91 days.  In assessing the effectiveness of these types of provisions, the U.S. Department of Defense concluded that “has established a balanced approach in using the regulation to curb products with demonstrated high costs…”

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You’ve all heard the story by now, how the DNC is refusing to give $500k to Wisconsin Dems to help defeat Gov. Scott Walker. Unfuckingbelieveable.

And you may have already gotten an email from Daily Kos, or MoveOn.org, asking for donations. If you can, you can also donate here. Five bucks is good; 20 bucks, even better.

Let’s do. Let’s kick this guy’s ass.

I hesitate to say this (because I might be horribly wrong), but I have a feeling this year will be like 2006, when we took back the House and the Senate. Back then, if you recall, the blogosphere put many, many Dems over the top that the DNC wrote off. We did it, with our little blogs. Maybe we can do it again. So if you can help, do it.

Also, fuck the DNC.

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I love Netroots Nation. It’s hard to be depressed when you’re around so many bright, passionate people who are working so hard to make our country better, and it’s always fun to meet people face to face when you only know their online personas. So I’m happy to tell you about this great opportunity to win a NN scholarship:

Want an opportunity to win a scholarship for Netroots Nation 2012, the country’s biggest gathering of progressive activists?

Netroots Nation is teaming up with Rally.org for the first-ever Raise the Future contest, which invites people from around the country to fundraise for progressive causes for the chance to win an all-access pass to Netroots Nation this June in Providence. Ten winners will receive an all-access pass to the conference, hotel accommodations and invitations to VIP events (a $1200 value).

Sign up at rally.org/raisethefuture.

It’s easy to participate: just recruit the most donors for one of the six featured causes—or choose one of your own—using the Rally.org fundraising platform. This contest is unique because it’s not about how much money you raise, but the number of donors you engage.

The featured causes include Elizabeth Warren for Massachusetts, National Wildlife Federation Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Washington United for Marriage, Truman National Security Project and New Leaders Council.

There’s still plenty of time to sign up (and win!). The contest runs through May 15, with finalists announced May 17th.

It takes less than four minutes to get started. Sign up at rally.org/raisethefuture.

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Did you vote yet?

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