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Earmarks Audio Update From Capitol Hill

Steve and Ron Discuss Petition Delivery

Join citizens who are demanding Government accountability and responsibility …
Citizen Petition To End Earmarks!

The Alert:
The Congressional Earmarking system is corrupt. Earmarks allow Congressmen to direct billions of our tax dollars to pet projects and preferred supporters, companies or organizations -- all without public debate or even a vote in Congress. In 2007 -- despite a weak legislative effort -- Congress funded thousands of earmarks to the tune of $13.2 billion. And now Congress is at it again with a new round of Earmarks for 2008. (For more outrageous examples of earmarking, click here)

Update: Sen. Jim DeMint has offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution imposing a year-long moratorium on congressional earmarks. We expect a vote before the Easter Recess. 100,000 petitions urgently needed to help Stop Earmarks!

The Action:
Grassfire.org is calling for AN IMMEDIATE ONE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON ALL EARMARKS -- with the goal of a permanent ban on Earmarks and their corrupting influence.

We have launched a national petition to rally 100,000 grassroots citizens over the next 30 days. Grassfire will present these petitions

Members of the Earmark "Hall of Shame"
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to leaders in Congress who support the moratorium and legislation aimed at ending the current corrupt Earmark process.

Total signers: 125,904

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The Petition States:

The “End Earmarking” petition states:

As a citizen of the United States, I am signing this petition expressing my opposition to Congressional Earmarks. Earmarks are a corrupting influence that allows members of Congress to fund pet projects and favored organizations while bypassing public scrutiny or competitive, merit-based allocation. My tax dollars should not be used for Earmarks.

I am calling for:
A -- Congress to pass and the President to sign an IMMEDIATE ONE-YEAR MORATORIUM on Earmarks.

B -- Congress to pass a permanent legislative or constitutional solution that bans Earmarks.

C -- Presidential and Congressional candidates to pledge to support the one-year moratorium as well as a permanent ban on Earmarks.

At the very least, Earmarks should be required to be part of the text of legislation (and not the report language) and thus be subject to public scrutiny and public votes by members of Congress. It is time for Congress to stop using my tax dollars to fund their pet projects and personal friends. This corruption must end.

Step #1 -- Sign the Petition

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