On February 27, 2003 U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), founder of the
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, introduced legislation in
the House of Representatives supporting a permanent seat for India in the
United Nations Security Council. Pallone said his legislation, a "Sense of
the Congress," allows the U.S. House of Representatives to go on record in
supporting India's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
There are several ways you can help India's bid to this
powerful position it rightfully deserves.
1. Please forward this page to as many friends as
possible.
2. Sulekha.com is circulating a global petition
that seeks a permanent seat on the UN Security Council for India. Sulekha
site says: This petition along with the list of signatories will be submitted
to:
Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, Heads of major states, Editors of 50+ major
global media, Influential lawmakers in each of permanent member countries and
the US Congress
Please sign this petition:
http://www.sulekha.com/un
3. US India Political Action Committee (www.usinpac.com)
is urging all to support Representative Frank Pallone's call for a permanent
seat in the United Nations Security Council for India. USINPAC will pass the
signed petitions to the members of the US Congress to support Rep. Pallone's
legislation
Please sign this petition:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/USINPAC/petition.html
4. It's understood that Rep Joseph Crowley
(D-NY), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
has agreed to co-sponsor the Pallone legislation.
It's VERY IMPORTANT that we work hard to get more House
Representatives to co-sponsor the Pallone legislation (H. RES. 108)
Therefore, please call your House Rep on the phone
and request him/her to co-sponsor H. RES. 108. Tell your Rep or the
staffer that it's very important *for you* that he/she co-sponsors the
Resolution. Follow up your telephone call with a letter/ fax and an e-mail.
REMEMBER, a hard copy letter or a fax has much greater value than an e-mail.
You can get contact details of your House Rep by
following the procedure described below:
Visit:
http://www.congress.org
Type your zip code in the box under 'Elected
Officials'. Click: "GO"
You get the pictures of the President , your two
Senators and your House Rep.
Click the photograph of your House Rep and you get the
contact details (e-mail address, fax and phone numbers).
Once we get a *large number* of House Reps to
co-sponsor the bill, we will have to ensure that the legislation moves from
the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific to the full House
International Relations Committee (HIRC) and then to the floor. This will
require concerted action -- including well coordinated grassroots action in
as many Congressional Districts as possible.
(Information compiled from different emails received at
IC)
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