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Last Minute Land Grab - ACTION NEEDED

United States Senator "Liberal Lamar" Alexander is at it again!!!

Senate Votes On Wednesday

For the SECOND TIME this year, Liberal Lamar is placing his own left wing environmental agenda ahead of America’s vital interests!

For the SECOND TIME this year, Liberal Lamar is threatening to defeat legislation to expand America’s domestic energy sources!

For the SECOND TIME this year, Liberal Lamar, at the last minute and with no votes or public debate, has snuck into legislation a PERMANENT trust fund to finance land acquisition and pad the budgets of leftwing environmental groups with tax money.

This Wednesday, the Senate will vote on legislation to open up limited parts of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) - the area off the coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific states, and the Gulf of Mexico - to oil and gas exploration. This will greatly increase America’s domestic oil and gas production and make us less dependent on foreign oil.

Sounds like a good idea, right? Right.

HOWEVER, at the last minute, only days before the vote, Liberal Lamar has added language to the bill that would take 12.5% of the tax revenue generated from the oil and gas production, and PERMANENTLY dedicate it to land acquisition - PERMANENTLY finance property seizure nationwide! This adds up to AT LEAST $450 million dollars EVERY YEAR.

It will also substantially pad the pockets of environmental groups, since so many of them buy land and then quickly resell it to state and federal agencies at huge profits, with the collusion of government agents. Now those government agents will have a PERMANENT GUARANTEED FUND to draw from to grab land and finance their leftwing environmentalist allies!

United States Senator "Liberal Lamar" Alexander is threatening to defeat sorely needed oil and gas production in order to accomplish his leftwing environmental agenda.

Liberal Lamar attempted this same tactic earlier this year, when the Senate voted on opening up the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to limited oil and gas exploration. At the last minute, the vote on ANWR was changed to include a PERMANENT FUND to finance land grabs. Alexander’s sleazy, sneaky maneuver created confusion, weakened support for ANWR, and helped to cause its defeat.

Senator Liberal Lamar Alexander doesn’t care about your gas prices, that comes in second to financing his leftwing buddies in the environmental movement.

Now Liberal Lamar Alexander is attempting the same move again. In a sleazy, sneaky last-minute maneuver, he has taken good legislation to increase America’s energy supplies, and made a terrible addition to it - a GUARANTEED FUND to PERMANENTLY finance property seizure and finance leftwing environmental groups.

*****ACTION ITEM:

Call, fax or e-mail both your two home state Senators, whether Republican or Democrat, whether "conservative" or "liberal." THE VOTE WILL BE CLOSE, and many deals are being made, so almost anyone might vote almost any way. Any Senator may be called at (202) 224-3121.

Look what has happened already!!! A "Republican" controlled Senate proposes handing over billions of dollars to leftwing enviros to seize private property - and is getting NOTHING in return – not one single vote for expanding energy production. As a matter of fact, "Liberal Lamar" Alexander, one of the leading enviros in Congress, actually claims to be a "Republican!"

ALL ONE HUNDRED SENATORS votes are up for grabs on Wednesday, because of Liberal Lamar’s last minute moves, which have confused the battle lines on this vote.

*** PLEASE ***

Contact your both two Senators - no matter who they are.

TELL THEM:

You SUPPORT more energy exploration.
You SUPPORT more gas and oil production here in America.

However:
You OPPOSE a permanent, guaranteed fund for seizure of private land.
You OPPOSE any legislation that includes permanent, guaranteed financing of leftwing environmental groups.

There is NO REASON to include Senator Lamar Alexander’s pet project in this energy production bill.

Ask your Senators to VOTE NO on any bill that includes permanent, guaranteed funding for seizure of private land.


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