Rep.
John Sarbanes
600
Baltimore Ave.
Suite
303
Towson, MD 21204
November 18, 2015
Dear Representative
Sarbanes:
Some members of the Pledge of
Resistance-Baltimore are voters and supporters of Progressive Democrats of
America. Some of us live in District 3. As many families gather this
month, please join with us as we celebrate Thanksgiving by being thankful for
our rights, our environment, and our jobs.
We appreciate that you will vote no on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),
the multinational corporate / commercial agreement that would serve special
interests while exporting U.S. jobs and hurting our families. The TTP was
negotiated in secret with decisive direction from special interests, but
without real or significant input from those concerned with the needs of the
people including labor unions, environmentalists, healthcare providers,
consumer advocates, and the general public. Most of the TPP provisions
have nothing to do with trade, but would undermine local and state policies,
and even federal sovereignty. You are standing with the people when you vote no
on the TPP.
Because the right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights, we urge
you to contact Rep. John Lewis’ office at (202)-225-3801 to cosponsor the Voter
Empowerment Act (H.R.12), to modernize voter registration, promote access to
voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to
exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other
purposes.
Because many families, including retirees, veterans, and others rely on
the Social Security program for their basic needs, and because the failure to
provide cost of living adjustments (COLAs) has stretched many family budgets
beyond the breaking point, we urge you to contact Rep. Jan Schakowky’s office
at (202)-225-2111 to cosponsor H.Res.393, “Expressing support for policies to
protect and expand Social Security and secure its long-term future in a fair
and responsible manner.”
Because justice is a basic value, and because marijuana offers medical
properties—while prohibition against marijuana has broken up families, cost
taxpayers $billions, and failed to lower crime rates—we urge you to contact
Rep. Steve Cohen’s office at (202)-225-3265 to cosponsor the CARERS Act
(H.R.1538), to extend the principle of federalism to State drug policy, provide
access to medical marijuana, and enable research into the medicinal properties
of marijuana.
Finally, we are seeking an
end to the use of killer drone strikes, which we believe to be illegal and
unconstitutional. We ask you to speak out against this assassination
program, which ignores any veneer of due process. Consider as well a
request for the full, unclassified release of information surrounding the
administration’s drone policy.
We look forward to your
response. And when you are ready, we would like to meet with you, preferably in
Baltimore. But if necessary, we will travel to your D.C. office. We thank
you for your consideration regarding these critically important issues, and
look forward to ongoing discussion and engagement with you in the coming
months.
Peace,
Max Obuszewski, on behalf of
Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore/Fund Our Communities -- Apt. 206, 431 Notre Dame
Lane, Baltimore 21212
"The master class
has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles.
The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject
class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their
lives." Eugene Victor Debs
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