Not enough calls, keep trying!

[Derrick13]

We need many more calls for the CALL CAMPAIGN OPPOSING HR2811 organized by USARK. We saw many email lists forwarding our phone and fax campaign all around the Reptile Nation. Kingsnake.com, ReptileRadio and many others helped spread the word, but today's turn out was less than stellar. Our work is not done. Please continue to call all day tomorrow. A link to the remainder of the list of House Judiciary Committee Members is below. Call everyone. If you have not contacted the key members indicated by USARK please do that first. Most members are not very aware of HR2811.

We have been in communication with the offices of Congressman Kendrick Meek and Congressman Tom Rooney since early this morning. They want to amend HR2811. Originally they agreed to the USARK proposal on an amendment. It has since become unclear the direction this proposed amendment might take. Tomorrow there will be a subcommittee mark up. There will be no amendment allowed tomorrow, but we will find out what the proposal for amendment will be. If it is out of line with what we have proposed we will fight it. It is possible that an amendment will be introduced on Wednesday during the full House Judiciary Committee mark up.

Make your phone calls... send your faxes. If you want to be successful we will have to do much better than today. We are potentially facing the end of the python trade. What are you personally prepared to do to stop that from happening? The people that do nothing will have themselves to blame if this bill goes south. Don't sit around and procrastinate and later wish you had done your part. Tomorrow is your last chance to have an impact on an amendment. Make your phone calls... send your faxes!!!

BEWARE OF RUMORS... do not contribute to the rumor mill. USARK will make a statement tomorrow updating the situation!

Click here for script and call list.

http://usark.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=88

Click here for expanded call list.

http://usark.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=89

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CALL...CALL...CALL!!!

[sg1trogdor]

I tried calling today to no avail. I have been home sick and happen to have lost my voice. Talk about timing.

[bsd13]

I tried calling today to no avail. I have been home sick and happen to have lost my voice. Talk about timing.

Fax is better than nothing.

http://faxzero.com/

Spend a couple of dollars and no advertisements which is advised for something like this.

[West Coast Jungle]

I am still faxing! Fax machines dont go to sleep
Tomorrow the assault starts again.
Keep pushing folks, we have power in numbers

[Derrick13]

Whis I had a fax machine, or better yet if you could e-mail them.

[Chris Behof]

I called today, both the DC office and local. Do your part!

[Derrick13]

Go go go people!

[West Coast Jungle]

Just got off the phone with congressman Rooneys office and they tell me the congressman has proposed some changes that would only stop the import of burmese pythons and not the trade.

This is much better than what we are currently facing. I dont like the idea of throwing burms under the bus but at least they wont be banned for trade in the USA only for import if the bill is restructured as congressman Rooney wants.

[Hulihzack]

I'm just glad to hear one of them is listening to us, Raul. Yesterday my reps inbox was already full but I got a hold of them today. Keep it up guys!!! Time is running SHORT!