-SECTION 1 – HR450
-SECTION 2 – ELECTED OFFICIALS CONTACT INFORMATION
SAVE THE CONSTITUTION?
Save Our Country?HR 450
Every United States Politician swears an oath to “… preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”?A Bill was introduced called “Enumerated Powers Act” (H.R. 450), which requires that:
“Each Act of Congress shall contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act.”
The bill was reintroduced on Jan. 9; it has 18 co-sponsors. This means that 417 representatives are not co-sponsoring the bill – yet. This number could, and should, change. It will not change, however, unless voters force their individual representatives to co-sponsor the bill or publicly explain why not.
How to Make Change We can Afford
Every person should call his or her representative and ask directly if the representative will co-sponsor and vote for H.R. 450, the Enumerated Powers Act, or to explain why not – in writing.??Keep a diary. The staff person who takes your call (get his or her name) will tell you that someone will get back to you. When you haven’t heard from the staffer in two days, call again. And again. If you haven’t gotten a reply in two weeks, after four or more calls, write a letter to every newspaper in your district explaining your request, and the response from your representative. ??
If you get a positive response and a promise to co-sponsor the bill, check with the Library of Congress to make sure your representative has actually signed the bill. When he or she does sign, write a letter to every newspaper in the district thanking the representative for living up to his oath. ?Every representative should be hounded by many callers, until each representative either co-sponsors the bill or declares why not. ?But this may not be enough. Say the bill was referred to the Rules Committee and to the Judiciary Committee. Even if the bill had 435 co-sponsors, the chairman of either committee could simply refuse to move the bill from the committee to the floor for a vote. ?Sadly, this is what has happened to similar bills in the past. They simply die in committee, and the public never even knows such a bill was proposed. ??Not this time. ??
Representative Louise Slaughter chairs the House Rules Committee, and Representative John Conyers chairs the House Judiciary Committee. Both of these committee chairs should be bombarded with phone calls and emails asking that H.R. 450 be brought to the House floor for a recorded vote. ?Nothing short of massive public pressure will force congressmen to take a position on this important bill. Nothing short of a return to the Constitution can save this great nation. ??Be polite when you call or write, but be firm, determined, persistent and loud. Make sure that your neighbors know what your representative has to say. ?Forcing Congress to return to the U.S. Constitution may be the most important service we can perform for our Country and this may be our last chance.
Elected Officials for Huntington
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1111, 202-456-1414
website www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/
U.S. Senator Evan Bayh
131 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington D.C 20510202-224-5623
(D.C.), 317-554-0750 (Indy), 260-426-3151 (Fort Wayne)
Website – bayh.senate.gov/
U.S Senator Richard Lugar
306 Hart Senate Office Building,
Washington D.C. 20510
202-224-4814 (D.C.), 317-226-5555(Indy), 260-422-1505 (Fort Wayne)
Email – senatorlugar@lugar.senate.gov Website lugar.senate.gov
U.S. Representative Dan Burton
2308 Rayburn house Office building
Washington D.C. 20515-0001
202-225-2276 (D.C.), 317-8484-0201 (Indy)
Email – www.house.gov/burton Website – burton.house.gov
State Representative Dan Leonard (Dist. 5)
Indiana House Republicans
200 W. Wahington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
800-382-9842 (Indy)
Email – h50@in.gov Website – www.in.gov/r50/
State Senator Gary Dillon (Dist. 17)
200 West Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
800-382-9467, 317-232-9400 (Indy)
Email – s17@in.gov Website – www.in.gov/s17/
Governor Mitch Daniels
800-457-8283
website – www.in.gov/gov
Mayor Steve Updike
300 Cherry Street
Huntington, IN 46750
356-1400 x 212 Email – mayor@huntington.in.us
County Commissioners
Tom Wall, Jerry Helvie, Kathy Branham
201 North Jefferson Street
Room 103
Huntington, IN 46750
260-358-4822
City Council
Erv Ebersole 356-7372, Brooks Fetters 358-0757, Steve McIntyre 356-4299, Jason Fields, Joe
Blomeke, Keith Eller, Jack Slusser 356-4755
Fort Wayne, IN