Word: protesting
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...districts, seeking residents whose profiles suggest sympathy with his cause. When influence is in order -- after, say, a sudden and threatening development at a committee hearing -- his people call these sympathizers, describe the looming peril and offer to "patch" them directly through to a congressional office to voice their protest. "But only in their own words," stresses Bonner, mindful that congressional staffs are getting better at spotting pseudo-grass-roots ("Astroturf") lobbying. Bonner charges $350 to $500 per call generated...
...remembers sitting in congressional hearings for the 1986 tax-reform law as lobbyists watched the proceedings with cellular phones at the ready. "They started dialing the instant anyone in that room even thought about changing a tax break." Their calls alerted interested parties and brought a deluge of protest borne by phone, letter or fax. "There is no buffer allowing Representatives to think about what's going on," Thurber says. "In the old days you had a few months or weeks, at least a few days. Now you may have a few seconds before the wave hits...
Regrettably, there is a fringe of the anti-abortion movement that does not draw this distinction, harassing and threatening women entering abortion clinics, as well as clinic personnel. While these activists may have the right to protest, their actions must not encroach on other legal rights...
Students at the School of Public Health (SPH) wore white ribbons yesterday to protest violence against the staff of the nation's abortion clinics...
...cannot by our words, deeds or silence, condone such actions," Fineberg's statement continued. "We must condemn and isolate those who refuse to respect basic constitutional principles. The rights to protest and legitimate free speech do not extend to murder and armed assault...