http://www.fight-the-right.org/ Liberal and Democratic political bumper stickers, commentary, news, and more en-us Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:03:15 MST chris@fight-the-right.org chris@fight-the-right.org Copyright (c) 2007 www.fight-the-right.org. All rights reserved. http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-07.html#3089 Dog fur is being sold in the United States on fur jackets that are not labeled. Dog fur is also being sold as faux fur. Raccoon dog fur is being sold nationwide on jackets that are not labeled. Raccoon dog fur is also being sold as faux fur, raccoon fur, or coyote fur. Approximately one out of seven fur products sold in the United States are not required to have a label that tells consumers that they are buying real fur, the species, or the country the animal was killed in. Whatever... Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:26:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-07.html#3089 US domestic-policy Take Action: We Need The Dog And Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act Of 2007 http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters1-07.html#2888 Letter sent to Congresswoman Diana DeGette opposing the president's proposed troop expansion in Iraq. As one of your constituents and a supporter, I am writing to request strongly that you vigorously oppose any expansion of American forces in the country of Iraq. President Bush has demonstrated pathological blindness to the events and trends unfolding in Iraq and his open-ended timelines for force expansions without clear objectives are unacceptable. Instead of funding Bushs $100,00... Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:28:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters1-07.html#2888 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-06.html#2835 Letter sent to refuge manager J. Paul Cornes. I oppose opening up a hunt for cougars in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. The hunt threatens to wipe out a desert-adapted population of cougars, since the five known animals is way too small a population to be safely hunted. The famed Yuma Puma, indigenous to this region, could even be exterminated by killing the single known breeding female on the Refuge. Your Environmental Assessment (EA) contains no scientific justification for the hun... Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:51:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-06.html#2835 US domestic-policy http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters10-06.html#2558 Letter sent to the FWS regarding the Nebraska National Forest Long Range Management Plan. I'd like to comment on the proposed Prairie Dog Supplement to the Nebraska National Forest Long Range Management Plan. I strongly object to your proposal to allow additional poisoning of prairie dogs on my National Grasslands, even in areas far from private land. There is no rational excuse for such a proposal. As a Colorado resident who enjoys the many outdoor activities in national parks in ... Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:42:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters10-06.html#2558 US environment national parks http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters9-06.html#2434 Letter sent to representatives to protest the passage of SB 3930. Having just reviewed the text of Senate bill 3930 that was passed yesterday, I can't believe that our democratically elected officials have passed legislation that so terribly inhibits the power of the judiciary, disregards foreign treaty, and disproportionately empowers the executive branch. The concept that no judge or judiciary representative may hear a challenge to detention under habeas corpus is outrageous in itsel... Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:56:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters9-06.html#2434 US homeland-security http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters9-06.html#2399 Letter sent to Senator McCain in support of his opposition to the Bush administrations proposed rewrite of the Geneva Conventions. Dear Senator McCain, I applaud your recent decision to oppose the Bush administration and stand up for the US Constitution. How can a US president actually be suggesting the following: * Foreign prisoners in US custody have fewer rights than US citizens in US custody * US detention centers in Foreign countries don't need to obey the US constitution ... Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:38:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters9-06.html#2399 US Geneva Conventions http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-06.html#2173 The US Forest Service is proposing to allow helicopter hunting in wilderness areas to 'manage' wolf and other predator populations. We're opposed to this action. I am writing to oppose the Forest Service proposal to revise the Forest Service Manual regarding the predator control policy in designated Wilderness Areas and Research Natural Areas. I believe that this could lead to indiscriminate killing of wolves and other essential carnivores in areas where they have -- until now... Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:06:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-06.html#2173 US environment http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters6-06.html#1984 Letter sent to Rep. Diana DeGette (R-CO) in support of H.R. 5557: I am one of the many Americans who believe that the way that we treat our animal population is reflective of how we treat our human population. Our nation's government should become a leader in animal welfare by requiring producers who want to supply products for federal agencies to meet the modest animal welfare standards in H.R. 5557 (room for farm animals to move around and adequate food, water, and veterinary care). ... Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:37:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters6-06.html#1984 US domestic-policy http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters5-06.html#12 Senator Feinstein, As a high ranking Democrat who has say in the nomination of General Hayden to be the next chief of the CIA, I ask that you seriously consider the gravity of two major issues with the General that seriously question his integrity and desire to protect the rights of the American people. 1. As head of the NSA, the General implemented and has loudly proclaimed the virtues of a wiretapping program that subverted Federal law in the form of FISA. Until the legality of that program ... Fri, 12 May 2006 17:44:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters5-06.html#12 US foreign-relations http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters4-06.html#13 Letter sent to oppose Senate bill 1955 that will decrease the impact of state health insurance minimum coverage laws: Dear Senator, I am writing to urge you to oppose S. 1955, Senator Mike Enzi's anti-consumer health insurance bill. The bill increases healthcare costs to the majority of consumers, while it decreases their insurance coverage, and it guts strong state health care laws that require life-saving coverage such as mammograms and cancer screenings. The bill is supposed to decrease... Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:57:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters4-06.html#13 US domestic-policy http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters4-06.html#14 As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife and our nation's most imperiled species, I write today to comment on the Immigration bill. I strongly urge you to reject the House's radical approach of ignoring all laws to require the building of a double-layered fence along much of the southern border. Like you, I want our country to be safe and our borders to be secure. I also believe we can accomplish these things without sacrificing our wildlife and wild places. I hope that you will work to e... Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:38:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters4-06.html#14 US domestic-policy http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters3-06.html#15 Re: Technical/Agency Draft of the Third Revision of the Florida Panther Recovery Plan As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife and our nation's most imperiled animals, I appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the draft Florida Panther Recovery Plan. I am also a former Florida resident and am saddened by the increasing urbanization and loss of wildlife habitat in Florida. I want to express my support for the recovery goals of protecting and expanding the southern Florida panther... Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:19:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters3-06.html#15 US politics http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-06.html#16 Letter sent to Diana DeGette (D-CO) urging her to support legislation that allows trophy hunters to claim their hunting trips as tax deductible. Dear Rep. Degette, As reported in the Washington Post ("Big-Game Hunting Brings Big Tax Breaks," April 5, 2005), trophy hunters are receiving sizable tax breaks by donating their animal mounts to non-profit entities, some just warehouses or living rooms disguised as "museums." The appraised value of these animal trophies can be inflated ... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:21:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-06.html#16 US environment http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-06.html#17 I wrote the following letter in response to this incredibly ignorant article: You're right, George Washington would not recognize the modern US. Women vote. Blacks are not slaves, but full citizens with equal rights. Children are no longer prosecuted for crimes as adults and are not required to work as are adults. There is public education for all. Human rights are defended to the fullest extent of the law. Even illegal immigrants are afforded healthcare and education under equal protec... Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:56:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-06.html#17 US politics http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-06.html#18 Dear Editor, Many people misunderstand the discussion around President Bush's authorization of wiretapping of US citizens. Our foreign intelligence divisions have Constitutional authority to wiretap foreign citizens outside the US and thereby pick up communication to those individuals from Americans in the US. However, the CIA and NSA, according to legislation such as FISA, do not have the ability to then put wiretaps on those US citizen's phones inside the US without court approval. The... Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:22:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-06.html#18 US environment http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-06.html#19 Letter sent to Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne regarding the anti-wolf ballot initative under petition in the state. Dear Governor Kempthorne, I read in the news that some Idaho politicians are attempting to add a ballot initiative that would insist that the state remove wolves from the wild using any and all means possible. In the recent past, I have visited Idaho for recreational activities that are based on your great states wonderful natural resources. While I realize that the anti-wolf ini... Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:42:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-06.html#19 US wolf wolves idaho http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters1-06.html#20 Letter opposing the Bush reversal of the roadless rule: I strongly oppose the Bush administration's recent decision to revoke the Roadless Area Conservation Rule and replace it with a burdensome and uncertain state petition process. Protecting the 58.5 million acres of National Forest Roadless Areas is a core responsibility of the U.S. Forest Service to all Americans. It should not be contingent on action by state governors. Therefore, I hereby petition you to withdraw the decision of Under... Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters1-06.html#20 US environment http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters1-06.html#21 Letter to Gale Norton, Sec. of the Interior: I am writing as a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife to express my serious concern about your recent decision to hand over management of gray wolves to the State of Idaho. Wolves once roamed through all of the lower 48 states. Now they survive on less than 5 percent of their former range. Their continued survival depends on effective wolf management in Idaho and elswhere and responsible leadership from your office. As recently as last month, the co-c... Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters1-06.html#21 US domestic-policy http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-05.html#22 Letter sent to the Denver Post: Dear editor, This Christmas season I find myself ashamed at the falling status of our country in the estimation of foreign governments and citizens. Our national obsession with diversion and entertainment has allowed the Bush administration to dilute our moral responsibility to our neighbors, implicating us in torture, secret kidnappings, invading sovereign nations, and contributing to world pollution and unchecked resource consumption. Our government uses tacti... Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-05.html#22 US letters bush evil empire http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-05.html#23 Subject: Stop shipping chicks in the mail Dear Postmaster General Potter: Please bar the shipment of day-old chicks as postal mail on commercial airlines. Animals should not be treated as common postal mail. Day-old chicks are especially fragile and vulnerable, and shipping them in the mail without consideration of their most basic needs -- food, warmth, ventilation and protection from injury -- is cruel and unconscionable. No reasonable person would consider shipping a live kitten or puppy as... Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-05.html#23 US Humane Treatment of Animals http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-05.html#24 Rep. Pombo (R-CA) is at it again, trying to use a budget reconciliation process to ram through anti-environmental legislation. Help stop him today: I write today urging you to strip the mining provisions inserted by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) in to the budget reconciliation bill. Representative Pombo is circumventing the democratic process by using a reconciliation committee to ram through his corporate-friendly policies. The mining subtitle would legalize one of the largest corporate land grabs... Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-05.html#24 US environment http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-05.html#25 Letter to my senators suggesting that coral protections be added to pending ocean legislation: Deep sea corals and sponges provide essential habitat for a wide range of marine species. More than 1,300 species live among the Lophelia coral reefs in the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean. These species rely on the coral and sponge gardens for protection, shelter, food, and room to spawn safely. Please increase protections for these slow-growing, fragile deep sea corals and sponges by demanding that Sen... Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters12-05.html#25 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#26 Letter sent through Defenders of Wildlife: As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife, I write today in regards to the USFWS's draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), which evaluates the sea otter translocation program and management zone. I am very concerned about the fate of the sea otter. Now is a critical stage in southern sea otter recovery and an important chance for officials to help. I support the proposals to remove the "no otter management zone" and to disc... Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#26 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#27 Letter to Senator Kerry after his recent 'We would have been in a different place' comment: Dear Senator, As a person who voted for you in the last election, I'm sick and tired of your self-righteous commentary and assaults on the President. I can't stand George Bush, but even worse, I can't stand armchair quarterbacks who reminisce about what might-have-been. You didn't get elected. It's time to think forward, not backward. Please don't run for President in 20... Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#27 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#28 Letter to president Bush who has accused Democratic leaders of rewriting history regarding the Iraq war: Dear Mr. President, How dare you accuse your opponents of rewriting history? You are the one who originally sold the country on WMD, then switched gears when no WMD were found to declare that the Iraq war was a humanitarian mission. You are the one who has compared Iraq to WWII and D-Day. You are the one who, with the help of Republican colleagues in congress, is delaying investigations into ... Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#28 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#29 Letter sent to Ken Salazar and Wayne Allard. As your constituent and a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife, I am writing to let you know about a reckless endangered species bill recently passed by the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate. Rep. Richard Pombo's misleadingly titled "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005" (H.R. 3824), or any similar legislation, should be vigorously opposed. I am seriously concerned about the bill's effect on the Endangered... Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#29 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#30 Letter sent to Harry Reid (D-NV) after forcing a closed session of Senate to discuss irregularities in the administration's behavior on the lead in to the Iraq war. Dear Mr. Reid, Thank you for standing up to the Republican leadership and demanding progress on the investigation into the administration's misleading statements on the lead up to the war in Iraq. It is in the best interest of every American that you continue to force your Republican colleagues to admit that allegations of l... Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters11-05.html#30 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters10-05.html#31 Letter sent to the Denver Post. It's a shame that 30 years after Watergate the people who inhabit the White House haven't learned that they are not above the law. The executive branch of our government is supposed to contain the most humble, committed citizen representatives who actually carry out the laws that are passed and qualified by the other two branches of our government. Instead, the President's office has become filled with people who believe that they make the law, that th... Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters10-05.html#31 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters9-05.html#32 Letter to Rep. Diana DeGette (R-CO): I'm writing to ask you to oppose the federal Budget Reconciliation Act because it includes provisions to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil prospecting. ANWR is a national treasure that preserves one of the last frontiers of our nations wild lands. The refuge is already threatened by global warming and pollution and should not be pushed over the edge by oil drilling. Please oppose the Budget Reconciliation Act and encourage your colleague... Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters9-05.html#32 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters9-05.html#33 Letter sent to The Conservative Voice in response to an amazingly poor letter. Dear Editor, If Mr. Takala had gone to a real school and had not been home-schooled by religious extremists, he might understand that atheism, deism, and theism are all idealist philosophies, while agnosticism is a materialist philosophy. Both idealists and materialists may accept the scientific facts that support evolution as a real natural phenomenon. Furthermore, Mr. Takala has no understanding that in debate, he... Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters9-05.html#33 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters8-05.html#34 Letter sent to protest the demotion of Bunnatine H. Greenhouse as a response to her testimony to Congress. Dear (DeGette, Salazar, Allard), I am writing to request that you urge your peers on both sides of the aisle to open an investigation into the recent demotion of US Army procurement officer Bunnatine H. Greenhouse. Ms. Greenhouse was demoted after appearing before Congress to testify that Halliburton Corp. had the suspicious privilege of being granted billions of dollars of taxpayer funds i... Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters8-05.html#34 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters8-05.html#35 Letter sent from SaveArcticRefuge.org Dear Senator/Representative, This is it! The most important vote to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will be upon you in September! As your constituent, I urge you to vote against the budget reconciliation package if it allows oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Demand a clean budget bill that doesn't include a sneak attack on our nation's most pristine wilderness! Drilling in the Arctic Refuge is not a path to energy i... Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters8-05.html#35 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#36 Letter sent to Dr. Alan Foutz, President of the Colorado Farm Bureau Dr. Alan Foutz President Colorado Farm Bureau Re: Recent testimony on endangered species conservation Dear Dr. Foutz, As a Colorado citizen who is concerned about our environment and also about the well being of our economy, I thank you for your well balanced testimony that you recently gave at the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water. Your July 13 testimony reaffirms my belief that farmers and wildlife can coe... Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#36 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#37 Letter sent to CO representatives regarding the recently negotiated energy bill. Dear [DeGette (D-CO), Allard (R-CO), Salazar (D-CO)] It is my understanding that the Congressional negotiators have decided upon a version of the so-called landmark energy legislation that omits language requiring reductions in petroleum usage and requirements for alternative energy production. The bill also includes billions of dollars of tax breaks and incentives for oil companies. How can this bill be either comm... Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#37 US open-letters energy http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#38 Letter sent to Rep. DeGette (R-CO) regarding the upcoming vote on CAFTA. Dear Representative DeGette, Please oppose the CAFTA treaty because it violates state and local government rights to set local policy and it does not promote the conscientious use of environment and labor resources. CAFTA is an example of our executive branch failing to learn from past mistakes. NAFTA allows foreign interests to own property in the United States and then to sue local and state governments if those governmen... Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#38 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#39 Letter sent to Rep. DeGette to protest Richard Pombo's recent appearance on a talkshow to bash the ESA Dear Representative DeGette, It has come to my attention that Rep. Richard Pombo recently appeared on a Showtime entertainment show with the purpose of bashing the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The ESA is used to protect our natural resources, surely something in which every truly patriotic American believes. I'm asking you to convey to Rep. Pombo that Colorado voters don't apprecia... Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#39 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#40 Letter sent using http://www.savearcticrefuge.org. Dear Senator/Representative, As your constituent, I strongly urge you to vote against the forthcoming budget reconciliation package if it allows oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Using the budget process to destroy this pristine wilderness is an unacceptable sneak attack on our nation'swildlife. Drilling in the Arctic Refuge is not a path to energy independence or lower prices at the pump. The United States Geological Su... Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#40 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#41 Message sent through www.defenders.org to ExxonMobil's CEO, Lee Raymond, and other executives and cc'd to my representatives in Congress: Dear Mr. Raymond, Our country remains overly dependent on oil, which has serious consequences ranging from rising gasoline prices that burden every American to global warming that threatens current and future generations. This addiction to oil represents a failed energy strategy, one that your company not only supports but has helped to develop. I am ... Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#41 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#42 Letter to the Albequerque Tribune protesting a pathetic column blaming a few reintroduced wolves for the failure of the US farming economy. Dear editor, Laura Schneberger's column, "Ranchers: The Endangered Species" is puresensationalism. She cites figures of several hundred calves and cows beingkilled by reintroduced wolves without mentioning that the rate of such cattlekilled is typically less than 0.01% of a herd per year. Surely accidentaldeath and illness must kill a similar a... Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#42 US open-letters http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#43 A letter to my friends. Hi folks, I think you all know that I'm pretty political... heck... I'm POSITIVE that agerbil would be a better President than W. Usually, I try to reign in thepolitical emails to save you from the flood. However, there have been two attacks on the Endangered Species Act this year,the second more severe than the first. The misnamed Threatened and EndangeredSpecies Recovery Act of 2005, recently introduced by Richard Pombo (R-CA),seeks to bury the ESA in paperwor... Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters7-05.html#43 US open-letters ESA Pombo http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-04.html#44 A letter to the newspaper suggesting that Bush should be impeached if he has lied. Dear Editor, After nearly a year of fruitless searching for Iraqi WMD's and David Kay's recent statements, it is hard to imagine that Americans are not enraged by Mr. Rumsfeld's and Mr. Powell's recent claims that the Iraqi war was justified. George W. Bush lied to the American people in last year's State of the Union address and misled other governments which led to an invasion of a sovereign ... Wed, 04 Feb 2004 00:00:00 MST http://www.fight-the-right.org/open-letters2-04.html#44 US open-letters