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UPDATE! Pink slip campaign hits 7.5 million

Congress awash in warnings from citizen-employers

Posted: November 22, 2009
9:50 pm Eastern
© 2009 WorldNetDaily

WASHINGTON – If you stacked the pink slips Congress has received warning members away from support of the health-care bill, big spending, hate crimes legislation and energy taxes, the pile would tower over the tallest buildings in the world.

Laying them end to end would result in a trail that would extend over nearly two-thirds of the American continent from East to West.



And there's no sign the "Send a Pink Slip to Congress" campaign is tailing off after two months.

In fact, says Joseph Farah, editor and chief executive officer of WND, who organized the campaign with WND columnist Janet Porter, it seems to be picking up since a half-dozen members of Congress held a press conference
last week to announce their support of the effort – an event that was covered widely by television and print reporters.

For just $29.95 you can send an individualized notice to every member of Congress in the form of a "pink slip."

Farah said over the weekend the total of pink slips sent to Congress reached 7.5 million.

Last week, Reps. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., Steve King, R-Iowa, Michelle Bachmann R-Minn. and Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, held a press conference with Farah and Porter outside the Capitol. They praised the program and said it is having results – changing the minds of some members who were backing House and Senate leadership initiatives and bolstering the conviction of those who oppose them.

More Pink Slips? Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, Joseph Farah and Janet Porter

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"It's an amazing feat, to get that many slips to Congress," Rep. Steven King, R-Iowa, told WND. "If you look through them, you can index each one back to an individual. That's powerful. There is a person behind each one of the slips."

In addition, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., was interviewed about the campaign by Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren.

Congress Gets the 'Pink Slip'

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"This is putting everyone on notice," he said. "And I think this is what the American people have been doing for months now, saying if you keep spending and borrowing, you're going to get fired."

Reps. Tom Price, R-Ga., and Todd Akin, R-Mo, have also vocally supported the campaign.

"They're talking about it, but they're only talking about it behind closed doors and in the elevators as they go up and down and in very whispered tones," said Price. "Because, what you hear are people saying, 'How many of those did you get or how many people came to your office today? And what are you going to do and how are you going to vote on this?'"

Akin said: "The pink slip campaign serves as a good reminder of the unavoidable fact that every member of Congress answers to their constituents and that they ignore their voices at their own peril."

The program was launched by WND to allow Americans to send pink slips to every member of Congress for a price of just $29.95. It warns members of the U.S. House and Senate that they could be facing a "pink slip" as early as 2010 if they vote for more spending, socialized medicine, cap-and-trade legislation and a hate-crimes measure.

In the first week, suppliers of paper reported the campaign had completely tapped the nation's reserves of 8.5 x 11 inch pink paper. As the last full pallet of pink paper was delivered to the printer, new supplies had to be ordered and manufactured.

The "Send Congress a Pink Slip" campaign ensures that a brief but poignant message will be delivered by Fed Ex to all 535 members of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate – all for a remarkably low price based on economies of scale.

The cost of each message translates to 6 cents per message – shipped by Fed Ex.

"We encourage citizens to take individual actions," said Farah. "But when we act as a group, it's more cost-effective and the results more dramatic. Just try Fed Exing members of Congress yourself and see what it costs. We have learned from past experience that Fed Ex actually ensures delivery to members. What they do with them at that point is their choice."

Note: If you're a member of the media and would like to interview Joseph Farah or Janet Porter, e-mail WND.

Thats great! Heard something about sending Congress "pink slips", but had no idea it had become such a big deal.

Though I do wish the slips specifically mentioned illegal immigration.

Me too "Builditnow" Immigration has the same impact if not worse than the other issues, it is destroying our culture, communities and the American way of life.