Monthly Archives: August 2013

Bird-dogging our Representatives about their Amash/Conyers votes: video, toolkit

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

Here’s some video of last week’s “bird-dogging Van Hollen” action.  By “bird dogging,” we mean attending events Van Hollen or Delaney are at, publicly (but nondisruptively) drawing attention to their Amash/Conyers “Nay” votes, and asking him about it — if … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Coalition to Van Hollen, Delaney: “Profound disappointment” with NSA vote

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

A veritable “Who’s Who” coalition of progressive organizations in Montgomery County has co-signed a letter to Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD-8) and John Delaney (D-MD-6) expressing “profound disappointment” with their “Nay” votes on the Amash/Conyers amendment last week.  The amendment … Continue reading →

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Coalition holds Van Hollen accountable for NSA vote at OFA climate change town hall

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

On Thursday evening, Rep. Chris Van Hollen made his first local appearance since his regrettable “Nay” vote against the Amash-Conyers defense appropriations amendment — a bill that would have stopped NSA warrantless surveillance under the FISA Amendments Act dead in … Continue reading →

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Petition: Van Hollen, Delaney — Wrong on NSA

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD-8) and John Delaney (D-MD-6): last week you deeply disappointed and dismayed Montgomery County Maryland voters by voting against the Amash-Conyers Amendment. This was a bipartisan initiative that would have defunded unconstitutional surveillance activities by the … Continue reading →

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