Last chance to save MacBride Principles
Posted by Jim on May 21, 2015
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We have only less then 24 hours to stop Senate Bill 7024.
We need as many calls as possible from Florida residents to contact Deputy Chief of Staff/Policy Director Jeffrey Woodburn to register our opposition to Senate Bill 7024.
After our contacts with the Governor’s office staff and members of the legislature, the parties involved had no idea of the negative impact this bill will have on the civil rights of Irish Catholics in Northern Ireland. The impression given to us was that if enough protests are registered today, the Governor might reconsider his support for this Bill.
Please do your part. Contact Jeffrey Woodburn today, Thursday 21st. Get your friends to do so as well. In addition, contact your local Knights of Columbus and solicit their support. Together, we can make a statement and possibly put an end to this travesty of justice.
We need as many calls as possible during today’s business hours, Thursday, May 21.
Contact Information:
Deputy Chief of Staff/Policy Director Jeffrey Woodburn
(850) 717-9249
(850) 488-5063
Convey the following message to his office.
State your Name and your City.
As a registered Florida voter, I would like to express my concern regarding the passage of Senate Bill 7024 — specifically the section pertaining to the repeal of Florida Statute 121.153.
I believe that the Governor and the Legislature have not taken into consideration the important civil rights protection that the MacBride Principles have provided for the Catholic Community in Northern Ireland.
I would request that all parties recognize the potential human rights setbacks that this Bill could cause and ask that Senate Bill 7024 be returned to the Senate and to the House to be amended so as to strike the section pertaining to the repeal of Florida Statute 121.153.