Tautiesi naciet talka - tikai dazas dienas laika gut atbalstu Tautas Vietnieku nama rezolucijai 1405!
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ALA CALL TO ACTION
Tautiesi naciet talka - tikai dazas dienas laika gut atbalstu Tautas Vietnieku nama rezolucijai 1405!
Please contact your elected representative in the U.S. House to voice your support for H. Res. 1405 congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th Anniversary of its Independence.
We have only a few days to get 25 cosponsors.
2008. gada 23. septembris
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Tautas vietnieku nama deputats John Shimkus (R- IL) ir iesniedzis divu partiju rezoluciju (H.Res. 1405), apsveicot Latvijas Republiku tas neatkaribas pasludinasanas 90. gadadiena, 2008. gada 18. novembri.
Rezolucija ne tikai uzsver Latvijas panakumus Latvijas nacijas veidosana, tautsaimniecibas atjaunosana un cilveku tiesibu lauka, bet ari parada Krievijas meginajumus vilkt Latviju and parejas Baltijas valstis atpakal Krievijas ietekmes sfaira, meginot tas atskelt no rietumiem. Rezolucija teikts, ka Baltijas valstis ir pardzivojusas tragisku Padomju Savienibas okupaciju. Rezolucija tiek ari pieminetas Igaunija un Lietuva. Jus varat izlasit rezolûcijas tekstu sis vestules beigas.
Situacija sakara ar sis rezolucijas pienemsanu peksni kluva problemâtiska, jo ASV kongress negaidot loti saisinaja rudens sesiju. Pastav iespeja, ka kongress atgriezisies darba pec novembra velesanam, bet tam nav nekadas garantijas.
Lidz ar to mums tagad dazu dienu laika, t. i. sonedel ir japanâk, lai 25 Tautas vietnieku nama parstavji klutu par sis rezolûcijas atbalstîtajiem (cosponsors).
ALAs Informacijas nozare viena to nevar veikt. Ja jus velaties, lai Tautas vietnieku nams pienem so rezoluciju, jums ir janak mums talka!
Kas jums butu jadara:
1. Vispirms nosutiet e-pasta vestuli savam TVN parstavim prasot, lai vins/vina "cosponsor" H.Res. 1405. Rezolucijas pilnais nosaukums ir: "Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th Anniversary of its Declaration of Independence." Lai to veiktu jums ir jaapciemo parstavja majas lapa interneta -- www. Thomas.loc. Gov.
Pirmaja lapa jaizvelas House of Representatives. Tas jus novedis pie vestules nosutisanas lapas. Parasti to sauc "Contact Us."
Nakosais solis ir, piezvanit parstavja birojam Vasingtona Runajiet ar vina padomdeveju arlietas (foreign affairs). Parasti paiet divas vai tris dienas, kamer kads izlasis jusu vestuli, tadel ir jazvana. Ja padomdevejs neatbild talruni, tad atstajiet zinu. Zvaniet vairakas reizes un katru reizi atstajajiet zinu. Jus atradisit vina/as talruna nummuru www.thomas.loc.gov vai zvanot vietejam birojam.
2. Nosutiet vismaz dazas e-pasta vestules vai vairak un noteikti ari piezvaniet Foreign Affairs komitejas loceklim. Protokals nosaka, ka vismaz 10 no 25 kosponsoriem jabut Foreign Affairs Committee locekliem. To pasu vestuli ko nosutijat savam parstavim varat sutit ar siem cilvekiem. Komitejas loceklu vardus varat dabut www.thomas.loc.gov Esmu pievienojis FA loceklu vardus.
3. ORGNIZACIJU VADITAJI NOTEIKTI RAKSTIET UN RUNAJIET SAVAS ORGANIZACIJA VARDA. Kontaktejiet pec iespejas vairak savas apkartnes parstavjus.
Kad jus rakstiet vai runajiet ar kongresa parstavjiem sniedziet viniem aptuveni sadu informaciju:
* Ja dzivojat vina velesanu apgabala, noteikti uzsveriet, ka esat vina veletajs (constituent) Tas ir loti svarigi.
* Nebaidieties dot savu talruna numuru un adresi.
* Sakiet, ka jus velaties, lai vins/vina "cosponsor H.Res. 1405 Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th Anniversary of its declaration of Independence".
* Uzsveriet, ka H.Res. 1405 ir bezpartijiska, nepolitiska rezolucija.
* Uzsveriet, ka "House Subcommittee on Europe Chairman and Ranking Members" atbalsta so rezolûciju.
* Sakiet, ka senats jau pienema lidzigu rezolûciju. Demokratiem var pateikt, ka senators Barack Obama bija viens no rezolucijas kosponsoriem.
* Atkartojiet savu vardu un talruna numuru.
Tas ir apmeram viss kas jums butu japasaka. Var ari mazak vai vairak ko teikt.
Es loti ceru, ka jus piedalisaties musu talka. Labprat sanemtu isu zinu no tiem, kuri piedalijas. Ka jau visas latviesu talkas, ludzu nekautrejaties aicinat lidzi citus. Kad iesniedzam Senata rezoluciju daudzi, ieskaitot kongresa darbibiniekus, teica, ka tik stingru rezoluciju pret Krieviju Senats nekad nepienems. Bet pietiekosi liels skaits latviesu nolema, ka tas ir jadara un senats pienema musu rezoluciju.
Pasreiz mums ir cita problema: trukst laika. Bet es ticu, ka ja pietiekosi daudz ASV latviesu tam netices, un rit un parit rakstis un zvanis, TVN varetu paspet pienemt H.Res. 1405. Si rezolucija varetu but skaista apsveikuma kartina no jums Latvijai valsts svetkos.
ATCERATIES MUMS IR TIKAI DAZAS DIENAS!
Valdis Pavlovskis
Amerikas latviesu apvienîbas
Informacijas nozares vaditajs
MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Democrats
Howard Berman, Ch.(CA)
Gary Ackerman (NY)
Donald Payne (NJ)
Brad Sherman (CA) ***
Robert Wexler (FL) ***#
Eliot Engel (NY) ***
William Delahunt (MA)
Gregory Meeks (NY)
Diane Watson (CA)
Adam Smith (WA)
Russ Carnahan (MO)
John Tanner (TN) ***
Lynn Woolsey (CA)
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX)
Rubin Hinojosa (TX) ***
David Wu (OR)
Brad Miller (NC) ***
Linda Sanchez (CA) ***
David Scott (GA)
Jim Costa (CA) ***
Albio Sires (NJ) ***
Gabrielle Giffords (AZ)
Ron Klein (FL)
Joseph Crowley (NY)
Republicans
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, RM (FL)
Christopher Smith (NJ)
Dan Burton (IN)
Elton Gallegly (CA) *** #
Dana Rohrabacher (CA)
Ed Royce (CA)
Steve Chabot (OH)
Donald Manzullo (IL)
Thomas Tancredo (CO)
Ron Paul (TX)
Jeff Flake (AZ)
Jo Ann Davis (VA)
Mike Pence (IN)
Thaddeus McCotter (MI) *** #
Joe Wilson (SC)
John Boozman (AR)
J.Gresham Barrett (SC)
Connie Mack IV (FL)
Jef Fortenberry (NE)
Michael McCaul (TX)
Ted Poe (TX)
Bob Inglis (SC) *** #
*** Member of Subcommittee of Europe
# Already Cosponsors of H.Res. 1405
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1405
Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 31, 2008
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. WEXLER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th anniversary of its declaration of independence.
Whereas on November 18, 1918, in the City of Riga, the members of the People's Council proclaimed Latvia a free, democratic, and sovereign nation;
Whereas on July 24, 1922, the United States formally recognized Latvia as an independent and sovereign nation;
Whereas Latvia existed for 21 years as an independent and sovereign nation and a fully recognized member of the League of Nations;
Whereas Latvia maintained friendly and stable relations with its neighbors, including the Soviet Union, during its independence, without any border disputes;
Whereas Latvia concluded several peace treaties and protocols with the Soviet Union, including a peace treaty signed on August 11, 1920, under which the `Soviet Union unreservedly recognize[d] the independence and sovereignty of the Latvian State and forever renounce[d] all sovereign rights . . . Over the Latvian people and territory';
Whereas despite friendly and mutually productive relations between Latvia and the Soviet Union, on August 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which contained a secret protocol assigning Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania to the Soviet sphere of influence;
Whereas under the cover of the Molotov- Ribbentrop Pact, on June 17, 1940, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania were forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union in violation of preexisting peace treaties;
Whereas the Soviet Union imposed upon the people of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania a communist political system that stifled civil dissent, free political expression, and basic human rights;
Whereas the United States never recognized this illegal and forcible occupation, and successive American presidents maintained continuous diplomatic relations with these countries throughout the Soviet occupation, never accepting them to be `Soviet Republics';
Whereas during the 50 years of Soviet occupation of the Baltic States, Congress strongly, consistently, and on a bipartisan basis supported a policy of legal nonrecognition;
Whereas in 1953, the congressionally established Kersten Commission investigated the incorporation of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania into the Soviet Union and determined that the Soviet Union had illegally and forcibly occupied and annexed the Baltic countries;
Whereas in 1982, and for the next 9 years until the Baltic countries regained their independence, Congress annually adopted a Baltic Freedom Day resolution denouncing the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and appealing for the freedom of the Baltic countries;
Whereas in 1991, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania regained their de facto independence and were quickly recognized by the United States and by almost every other country in the world, including the Soviet Union;
Whereas in 1998, the United States and the 3 Baltic nations signed the United States-Baltic Charter of Partnership, an expression of the importance of the Baltic Sea region to United States interests;
Whereas the 109th Congress resolved in S. Con. Res. 35 and H. Res. 28 that `it is the sense of Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation should issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991 of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the consequences of which will be a significant increase in good will among the affected people';
Whereas Latvia has successfully developed as a free and democratic country, ensured the rule of law, and developed a free market economy;
Whereas the Government of Latvia has constantly pursued a course of integration into the community of free and democratic nations, becoming a full and responsible member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
Whereas the people of Latvia cherish the principles of political freedom, human rights, and independence; and
Whereas Latvia is a strong and loyal ally of the United States, and the people of Latvia share common values with the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) congratulates the people of Latvia on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of that country's November 18, 1918, declaration of independence;
(2) commends the Government of Latvia for its success in implementing political and economic reforms, for establishing political, religious, and economic freedom, and for its strong commitment to human and civil rights; and
(3) recognizes the common goals and shared values of the people of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, the close and friendly relations and ties of the 3 Baltic countries with one another, and their tragic history in the last century under the Nazi and Soviet occupations.
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