Thursday, February 24, 2005
American’s United for Separation of Church and State
Support the Scott Amendment to Restore Critical Civil Rights Protections to H.R. 27.
Don't Allow Federally-Funded Employment Discrimination in the Jobs-Training Bill!
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 27, "The Job Training Improvement Act" next week. This is the first vote on the faith-based initiative and a crucial vote for the 109th congress. Since their inception in 1982, these job-training programs have included important civil rights protections against employment discrimination based on religion in programs that receive federal funds. The pending legislation would place existing civil rights law on the chopping block. It would allow faith based organizations to discriminate in hiring based on religion in government-funded jobs.
An amendment to reinstate civil rights protections may be offered on the floor by Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA). This civil rights amendment should be supported and if the protections are not reinstated, this bill should be defeated.
Taxpayer dollars should not be used to discriminate against employees because of their religion or religious beliefs. Tell your representative that you don't want taxpayers to subsidize religious discrimination in publicly-funded job training programs.
Take Action Now! <- web link to send an email
Please CALL, FAX, or EMAIL your Representative and urge them to OPPOSE DISCRIMINATION IN THE JOB TRAINING IMPROVEMENT ACT, H.R. 27.
You can call the capitol switchboard toll-free at 1-877-762-8762. Once you've been connected with your representative's office let the person who answers the phone know that you're a constituent and say,
"As your constituent, I urge you to support the Scott amendment to the Jobs Training Improvement Act/H.R. 27 that would restore civil rights protections. If an amendment like this fails, I urge you to oppose the Job Training Improvement Act/H.R. 27 because it is an unjustified assault on civil rights protections in federally funded job training programs."
Don't Allow Federally-Funded Employment Discrimination in the Jobs-Training Bill!
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 27, "The Job Training Improvement Act" next week. This is the first vote on the faith-based initiative and a crucial vote for the 109th congress. Since their inception in 1982, these job-training programs have included important civil rights protections against employment discrimination based on religion in programs that receive federal funds. The pending legislation would place existing civil rights law on the chopping block. It would allow faith based organizations to discriminate in hiring based on religion in government-funded jobs.
An amendment to reinstate civil rights protections may be offered on the floor by Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA). This civil rights amendment should be supported and if the protections are not reinstated, this bill should be defeated.
Taxpayer dollars should not be used to discriminate against employees because of their religion or religious beliefs. Tell your representative that you don't want taxpayers to subsidize religious discrimination in publicly-funded job training programs.
Take Action Now! <- web link to send an email
Please CALL, FAX, or EMAIL your Representative and urge them to OPPOSE DISCRIMINATION IN THE JOB TRAINING IMPROVEMENT ACT, H.R. 27.
You can call the capitol switchboard toll-free at 1-877-762-8762. Once you've been connected with your representative's office let the person who answers the phone know that you're a constituent and say,
"As your constituent, I urge you to support the Scott amendment to the Jobs Training Improvement Act/H.R. 27 that would restore civil rights protections. If an amendment like this fails, I urge you to oppose the Job Training Improvement Act/H.R. 27 because it is an unjustified assault on civil rights protections in federally funded job training programs."
