To the US citizens on the list,
Before I get hung, drawn and quartered for what I am about
to say I would like to put it on record that: :
1. I believe that the succesful passage of the Udall Bill is
something to be devoutly wished, and strenuously
worked for.
2. I am aware that the research will benefit PWP in every
country in the world, including myself and my fellow
Australians.
3. I am in awe of the intense efforts to get the bill passed,
being made, both collectively and individually, by American
PWP.
Despite the above I have until recently felt that there was no way for
non US citizens to do more than cheer you on from the sidelines. Not
having the ability to vote against a politician rather invalidates any
attempt to put pressure on him/her. In fact it is my belief that a
foriegner
attempting to usurp the rights and privileges of an American would be
more likely to alienate your politicians than to win them to the cause.
Is anyone aware of a protocol which will allow us into the campaign
in a meaningfull manner. If such a protocol exists I will joyfully make
my contribution. If it does not, I will remain on the sidelines.
It is precisely because there is so much riding on this that we must
do it right.
Dennis.
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Dennis Greene 47/10
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>
> To anyone who thinks there is nothing they can do to help pass the Udall
bill
> if they don't have a Senator or Representative or if their Senators and
> Representative have already cosponsored, PLEASE CONTACT CONGRESSMAN
BLILEY.
>
> We ALL need the Udall bill.
> The Udall bill S.535,HR.1260 would authorize $100 million per year, for
up to
> 3 years, for disease research, establish ten research centers across the
> country, and create a national Parkinson's Disease Information
Clearinghouse.
> "It is imperative that we give our scientific researchers the necessary
> funding and support to combat this debilitating, degenerative disease that
> afflicts millions... This bill will help us make significant sceintific
> progress in finding a cure for a disease that knows no boundaries, does
not
> discriminate and strikes without warning." U.S. Senator John McCain
(R-AZ)
> upon introducing the Udall bill to the 105th Congress.
>
> To everyone who may benefit from the Udall BIll no matter where you live-
> Please contact:
> CONGRESSMAN THOMAS BLILEY and convey the following message:
>
> "We have 56 Senators and 200 House Cosponsors on the Morris K. Udall Bill
for
> Parkinson's Disease Research S.535, HR.1260. The Parkinson's community is
> determined to pass this bill. We will not let it slip through the 105th
> Congress without a vote, as it did in the 104th. I have Parkinson's
disease
> (I am a caregiver of a Parkinson's patient) and am counting on you,
> Congressman Bliley, to do everything in your power to help. Please
cosponsor
> this bill and bring it to the floor for a vote."
>
> Telephone 1-800-962-3524 ask for Cong. Bliley's office
> Telephone Bliley's office directly 1-202-225-2815
> fax 202-225-0011
> email [log in to unmask]
> snail The Honorable Thomas Bliley
> U.S. House of Representatives
> Washington, DC 20515
>
> If you telephone, ask for Howard Cohen. Then say please give congressman
> Bliley the following message. Leave your name and address so your call
can
> be tallied. If they connect you to voice mail, read the above statement
but
> call again to speak personally to Mr. Cohen.
>
> Persistence pays off. Calling again is not wrong and is expected and very
> powerful. Don't be shy.
>
> If you choose to write, your entire letter can be just these 5 sentences.
> Short but to the point.
> The best scenario for ALL of us is to do both. Make a 2 minute phone
call to
> Congressman Bliley and then send a 5 sentence letter or postcard to him.
>
> Our goal--- Congressman Bliley gets more phone calls and more letters
asking
> him to make THE UDALL BILL A PRIORITY IN WASHINGTON. Let him know we will
> KEEP CONTACTING HIM until the Udall Bill passes.
>
