It has never been more important to become active in politics than now! The Senate Juvenile Justice Bill, S.254, has passed to the House, where it is awaiting action in the House Judiciary Committee. This bill contains several gun control amendments passed following the incidents at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia. Everyone who reads this must contact their elected Reps right away - even if you have done so already. Be sure to call, write, and e-mail if available. Use every method to contact them you can. Tell him/her that this bill is too important, and too far reaching (not just in the gun control arena--the ACLU doesn't like it either, although for different reasons) for a quick debate.

And call/write/e-mail Judiciary Committee chair Henry Hyde, Speaker Denny Hastert, Majority Leader Dick Armey and Majority Whip Tom DeLay and ask them to hold action on the bill until it can be subjected to public debate, review and careful consideration. House leaders may not like calls from outside their districts, but leadership represents ALL Americans, not just their home districts.

You can contact your local Congresscritters here. Information for the Judicaty Committee is here. Get in touch with Majority Leader Dick Armey here.You can find contact information for Majority Whip Tom DeLay here. DO IT NOW!

After Rosie's rant with Tom Selleck, K-Mart received hundreds of calls from angry viewers. Despite the calls, K-Mart said it has no plans to fire O'Donnell as celebrity spokeswoman. "We've discussed the issue with her and we know her stance," a spokesman for K-Mart said. "We believe in safe and responsible sales and she has a right to express her opinion." O'Donnell sees no contradiction in representing the Troy, Mich.,-based chain because "she understands about hunting; she's very strong for gun locks. But she's also about 'Do we need Uzis to go hunting?'" O'Donnell spokeswoman Lois Smith said. Unfortunately, that is NOT the same line she has been spewing on her show. She has said many times that only the police and military should own guns, and that anyone else who is caught with a firearm should go straight to jail. Period. How that is not a contridiction is beyond me.

Now, the nice thing is that we can fight her two ways.

#1 - She, along with AcmeCity, is offering 20MB of free webspace to anyone who abides by AcmeCity's terms of use - basically no smut or commercial sites. Check ours out, and then make one of your own! Tell her and the rest of the world what you think of her. You can also find links to other Rosie/RKBA pages here.

#2 - She is still a "spokes-thing" for K-Mart; a company that makes a part of its profit from firearms sales. They claim that they defend O'Donnell's freedom of speech, but that wasn't the story when they fired Fuzzy Zoeller the golfer for making a joke. And as stated above, Rosie's spin Dr's say she is not against gun ownweship, but it's an outright lie. Be sure to state these facts when you make your complaint. Dial 1-800-635-6278 then press "2" to talk to a customer service rep. You can also contact K-Mart via the Internet by going here, then using the "Comment" option. Let them know that Rosie O'Donnell is STILL making anti-gun demands on her show. Tell them straight out that you'll shop elsewhere until they fire her.

"Leadership requires more than sitting on the sidelines measuring which direction the gun smoke is blowing," she said, an apparent reference to Texas Gov. George W. Bush, the GOP front-runner. When asked about Mrs. Dole's planned remarks, Mindy Tucker, a spokeswoman for Bush, said: "Gov. Bush has a record in office of enacting tough laws on those who commit crimes with a gun." Dole said that as president she would sign a bill passed last week by the U.S. Senate requiring background checks for weapon sales at gun shows and child safety locks on all guns. She pointed to recent shootings at schools in Littleton, Colo., and Conyers, Ga., as reason enough to restrict the constitutional right to bear arms. Mrs. Dole also reiterated her belief that no civilian needs an assault rifle. "I cannot imagine why any family would need an AK-47 to protect themselves or to go hunting. They should be banned," she said.

I think we all can see that she is a presidential hopeless. Be sure to contact the Republican National Committee and let them know you do not support Mrs. Dole for the Republican Presidental Cantidate in 2000.

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