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 |  | Dear Phillip, Last week more than 5,000 of you emailed your Senators to ask that they support the Veterans Voting Support Act, a bill to overturn the misguided ban on voter registration drives in veterans hospitals and rehab centers. Support for overturning this ban was overwhelming and is growing by the day. Check out the latest here (1) and here (2). And now we have a chance to build on our work. Last Wednesday, the House introduced the Veterans Voting Support Act too. Will you write your Representative's office today and ask for a swift passage of the Veteran Voting Support Act? http://action.rockthevote.com/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=111 Thanks for all you do! Heather Smith P.S. In case you missed my first email last week, I wanted to forward you a copy. ------------------------------------------------ Subj: FW: Voting Rights Dear Rock the Vote staff, I was outraged when I found out the other day that the Department of Veterans Affairs has forbidden voter registration drives in its hospitals, rehab centers and other facilities. This ban hurts thousands of young veterans who have been injured while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. We should be helping our veterans register and vote, not making it more difficult. Last week, the Senate introduced a bill to overturn the ban and allow states to require V.A. hospitals to offer voter registration to their clients. Will you join me and ask your Senator to co-sponsor the "Veteran Voting Support Act"? http://action.rockthevote.com/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=107 Banning the most basic act of democracy from Americans who have fought for our democracy just doesn't make any sense. We need to stand up for our veterans--especially for the thousands of young veterans who are eligible to vote in their first presidential election. Please contact your senators today. Sincerely,
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Voting Rights
