TrueMajority.org in the News


Dodd urges peers to rethink immunity for telecom firms
- Danbury News Times, CT June 30, 2008.

"Essential liberty and defending America from those who would do her harm are not mutually exclusive goals," Holland said. "Congress needs to hear that message. And it will -- thanks to the leadership of senators Dodd and Feingold and the tens of thousands of everyday citizens who believe that we should take our Constitution seriously."


Dodd opposes telecom immunity
- Connecticut Post, CT June 27, 2008.

"When and if FISA does come back to the Senate floor, I will offer my amendment to strip the retroactive immunity provision out of the bill. I implore my colleagues to support the rule of law and join me in voting against retroactive immunity," Dodd said.


Feingold, Dodd Take Steps to Filibuster FISA
- The Nation. June 25, 2008.

"U.S. Senators Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, and Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut, will take steps to filibuster a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reform proposal that provides retroactive immunity to telecommunications corporations that violate the privacy rights of customers by sharing information with illegal spying programs."


Feingold to filibuster warrantless wiretapping bill
- The Capital Times. June 25, 2008.

"Feingold and Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd -- both longtime critics of the immunity provision -- indicated they would take steps to block the bill after members of groups such as TrueMajority.org on Tuesday urged senators to use all procedural strategies available to them to stall the rapid progress of Bush administration-backed legislation that would bar consumer lawsuits against telephone companies that are guilty of spying on Americans."


Protestors Ask CalPERS To Divest In Iraq
- KCRA-TV KCRA.com. June 19, 2008.

"Protestors said Thursday they want the California Public Employees Retirement System to divest from the war in Iraq. "We feel now that this is immoral, unpatriotic and treasonous," Karen Bernal from TrueMajority.org said." (Video)


Iraq Bill in House; Activists Restive.
- Baltimore Sun/Chicago Tribune. The Swamp Blog. May 8, 2008.

"Iraq Campaign 2008, a coalition that includes MoveOn.org Political Action, SEIU, Americans United for Change, USAction, Win Without War, Council for a Livable World and TrueMajority.org, is urging lawmakers to vote against war funding and for the timetable and the domestic spending."


Condoleezza Rice: Teflon No More?
- The New York Times Editorial Board. April 23, 2008.

"With reports recently by ABC News and Associated Press that Ms. Rice, as national security adviser, chaired White House meetings during which top officials selected specific torture techniques, several liberal groups have launched a campaign to force her out as secretary of state."


Calling for Condi's Head
- National Journal.com: Ad Spotlight. April 17, 2008.

"TrueMajority.org and Democracy for America partnered with activist filmmaker Robert Greenwald's production company to run what they call a "smoking gun" advertisement on Philadelphia airwaves during Wednesday night's Democratic debate. Citing recent news reports suggesting that Rice condoned the torture of prisoners in U.S. custody, "Condi Must Go" argues that Rice has acted illegally while in office."


Tibet needs the powerful weapon of our support
- Des Moines Register. March 26, 2008.

"The American left-leaning organization, True Majority, is soliciting 100,000 signatures from online subscribers by Friday, when it plans to deliver a petition to the Chinese Embassy, asking China to "live up to its international obligations and respond to the Tibetan protests with peace and nonviolence." It calls on the Chinese president to work directly with the Dalai Lama toward a peaceful solution."


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