Online Streetheat Campaigns Heat Up

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)It’s an unseasonably warm January thus far, but there’s plenty of online Streetheat action:

“Taxation Without Representation” Plates on Obama’s Limo: DC Vote has launched a petition urging President Obama to put “Taxation Without Representation” license plates on his limo. “They need 25,000 signatures by January 18 to force the White House to respond to the petition,” reports Ann Hoffman (NWU). “If each subscriber to Union City signed the petition, DC Vote would have more than enough signatures. Click here and follow the instructions on how to sign the petition.

Fix the Senate Now: “We have a real chance to make real change in the Senate on the filibuster issue,” reports CWA District 2’s Jimmy Tarlau, a member of the Council’s Executive Board. “Congress has stopped legislating effectively, with Senators using ridiculous dodge tactics to block real progress. We have a chance to restore the filibuster to its original purpose, but we need help to do it.” Click here now to urge your Senator to “Fix the Senate Now.”