[Peace-discuss] Fwd: request from Clearwater project

[Barbara kessel]

Anybody want to come with me to see Naomi on this legislation? Barbara
Kessel

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From: Mary Shesgreen <marysedrop at msn.com>
Date: Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Subject: request from Clearwater project
To: Barbara Kessel <BarKes at gmail.com>, Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com
>


 Dear Brian and Barbara,

We have had a bill  HB 5700 introduced into the state legislature which
would effectively shut Blackwater down, or at least make their work in
Illinois unprofitable.  But, so far, we have only one sponsor of this
legislation.  Would you visit your state representative, whom I think is
Naomi D. Jacobson, at 206 N Randolph, Suite 120, Champaign, IL 61820.  Her
phone number is 217-373-5000.

Would you try to persuade her to sign on as a co-sponsor of this bill.  This
would be especially helpful because she would be from a downstate district.
Our sponsor, Julie Hamos, says it is important that the first 5 sponsors of
the bill represent a "good diverse  mix" geographically and in other ways.
A personal visit to her office would be the most effective approach, but I
understand that you may not be able to do that.

Please let me know if you do *not* live in her District.  If that is the
case, can you direct me to some people who *do* live in her District.  Can
you get other people in your AWARE group to also contact her on this issue?

thanks,

Mary Shesgreen
847-742-1406


----- Original Message ----- *From:* Mary Shesgreen <marysedrop at msncom>
*To:* blackwater listserve <noprivatearmies at yahoogroups.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, February 20, 2008 2:13 PM
*Subject:* Action Alert. Please call your state representative.

 This action alert was drafted by Dan Kenney.

**

*Action Alert! *

*Support Needed For*

*Limitations on Private Military Contractors Act*

* *

Rep. Julie Hamos has introduced a bill into the Illinois legislation that
establishes as public policy that private military contractors should not
receive state funding or support in Illinois. The bill sets 3 important
limitations on their function and use:

1.      No state funds may be used to contract with or purchase services
from private military contractors for training of law enforcement or
security Guards.

2.      No military weapons or explosives may be used by private military
contractors in Illinois except on secured U.S. military bases or regulated
facilities.

3.      No personnel trained by private military contractors may be used to
patrol, guard, control, contain or arrest any Illinois resident.

We need your help to move this bill forward in the Illinois House. This
legislation is key to getting Blackwater out of Illinois and to protecting
Illinois citizens from the impact of other private military firms like
Blackwater.

1.      Please contact your local state representative and urge him or her
to co-sponsor HB5700.

2.      Contact Rep. Hamos's office and let her know that you support this
bill and that you will be contacting your local representative to do so as
well.

3.      Write letters to your local newspapers about this bill and do what
you can to generate public discussion about this needed legislation.



Visit http://www.noprivatearmies.org to view information and a fact sheet
that will provide facts for your letters. In order to move this legislation
forward we need to create enthusiasm for it and show that it has support
state wide. If you care about the threat to democracy that private
military/security companies like Blackwater pose this is your opportunity to
act

If you have question or comments feel free to contact: Dan Kenney at
dan at noprivatearmies.org.
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