From ACT! for America: Accomplishments - Be Encouraged!!

Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:57 PM
Subject: Accomplishments - Be Encouraged!!

Visit our News page Our Significant Accomplishments in 2011 Dear Lee, Last year ACT! for America continued its growth and record of accomplishment as the largest grassroots national security organization in America. Our number of members grew from 155,000 to 185,000. Our number of chapters grew from 535 to 650. We were instrumental in getting "Arizona Laws for Arizona Courts" passed. This legislation prohibits state courts from applying foreign law, including sharia law, in cases where doing so would violate the constitutional rights of any parties to the case. This followed up our successful effort in 2010 to get this legislation passed in Tennessee. ACT! for America chapter leaders in Tennessee, working closely with Tennessee Eagle Forum, spearheaded legislative efforts that resulted in the passage of two important bills: Material Support for Terrorism. This provides additional tools to the state of Tennessee to designate material support for terrorism, and, significantly, it prohibits the use of religious doctrine as a justification for terrorism. Refugee resettlement legislation. A growing national security problem is the increasing number of terrorists arising out of refugee populations in America, notably the Somali refugee population. This legislation empowers the Tennessee state and local governments to have more say in the resettlement of refugees within the state. One of ACT! for America's high priority bills, the Iran Threat Reduction Act, passed the House and has been sent to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A second ACT! for America high priority bill, the 9/11 Commission Review Act, was included in the Department of Homeland Security authorization bill that passed the House and is now pending in the Senate. A third ACT! for America high priority bill, a modified version of the Team B Act, was included in the Intelligence authorization bill that passed both houses. This provision is a good start in requiring a competitive analysis on the issue of radicalization. We sponsored briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington for Members of Congress and staff on topics including the Muslim Brotherhood and the ideology driving Islamic terrorism. We increased our number of Facebook "fans" from 20,000 to 45,000. Using Facebook metrics our Facebook posts are now reaching over one million people per month. Our Facebook presence was demonstrated when our Facebook followers bombarded Everett Community College in Washington state regarding its decision to have a representative from CAIR speak on campus. The college responded by distancing itself from CAIR and scheduling a presentation with a speaker from another point of view from CAIR. This was social media grassroots power in action! We released a new book targeted for young people titled "Understanding the Threat of Radical Islam." If you would like to obtain a copy, click here and choose the "Contributing Member" option. A single copy is available for a contribution of $26, and orders of six or more copies are available for a contribution of $20 each. We held our second annual National Conference and Legislative Briefing. Nearly a dozen key Members of Congress provided legislative briefings and updates to our attendees at this sold-out event. We collected over 50,000 signatures on behalf of Tulsa police captain Paul Fields and held a rally in Tulsa which received extensive media coverage. As you may recall, Captain Fields was suspended for refusing to attend and order his officers to attend what amounted to an Islamic proselytizing event. In response to this effort an Oklahoma state legislator declared he intended to introduce legislation holding government officials liable if they order their employees to engage in such religious events. We held an event the weekend of October 28 – 30 titled "The Doctrine of Abrogation: Open the Koran Day." The purpose was to educate people about how the Islamic doctrine of abrogation, which is the annulling of contradictory passages in the Koran, has annulled up to 124 peaceful verses in the Koran and superseded them with violent and jihadist verses aimed at non-Muslims. The event was hosted by ACT! for America chapter leaders and members at over 325 venues across America and in 20 in foreign countries. You have helped make all of this possible! Thank you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure you receive all of your messages from ACT for America. 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