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Thanks.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">Maine Equal Justice <<a href="mailto:crusnov@mejp.org">crusnov@mejp.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">March 29, 2012 8:05:19 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:rosc@psouth.net">rosc@psouth.net</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><b>It's time Maine people put a stop to this!</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:crusnov@mejp.org">crusnov@mejp.org</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <!--Copyright (c) 1996-2012 Constant Contact. 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margin-bottom: 0px; "><span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>It's time Maine people put a <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">stop</span> to this.</strong></span> </span></div> <br><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <strong>Monday, April 2nd at 10:00 a.m.</strong>, Maine Equal Justice and our allies are sponsoring <strong>a Day of Action in Augusta</strong>.<br><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It's time to tell our legislators to stand with Maine citizens to stop the disastrous hidden deals taking place that will make sweeping changes at the 11th hour of the legislative session. </span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It's time for Maine people to stop the out of state campaigns <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">against</span> workers, the middle class and the poor, the environment, and stop the war on women. </span></span></strong></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Instead of letting Maine focus on sustainable jobs, out of state corporate interests and extremists are pushing an agenda that has nothing to do with our common interests as a state.<br> <br> As the Maine Legislature winds-down it's work for the year, an unprecedented slew of dangerous and irresponsible bills are being rammed-through the process in a desperate attempt to beat the clock.<br> <br> <strong>Here's just a few of the bills under consideration that have been introduced at the last minute</strong>, not given a chance for normal public scrutiny, or are being rushed to votes: </span> </div><ul><li style="font-size: 12pt;">Siphoning funding from public education to fund private schools;</li><li style="font-size: 12pt;">Opening Maine up to large-scale, toxic, open-pit mining;</li><li style="font-size: 12pt;">Weakening the state's ability to meet the needs of seniors and people with mental illness by rushing a major departmental restructuring;</li><li style="font-size: 12pt;">Crippling the ability of Maine towns and cities to keep their poorest citizens housed and fed;</li><li style="font-size: 12pt;">Stripping the ability of certain workers to collectively bargain;</li><li style="font-size: 12pt;">Undermining systems that protect the unemployed and injured workers;</li><li style="font-size: 12pt;">Giving away millions of dollars to Maine's wealthiest while creating a permanent state budget crisis;</li><li style="font-size: 12pt;">Failing to prepare Maine for the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); and</li><li style="font-size: 12pt;">Keeping government documents secret from Maine citizens.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></li></ul><div style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">P<span style="font-size: 12pt;">lease stand with Maine people and with the Maine lawmakers working together against this dangerous agenda and flawed process. </span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><em>Please join us!</em></span><br> </span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;">Monday, April 2, 2012</span></strong> </div><div><span style="font-size: 20pt;"> 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.</span> </div><div><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cross Cafe, Cross State Office Building (adjacent to the State House)</span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Augusta</span> </span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sponsoring organizations:</span></strong></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Consumers for Affordable Health Care<br> Engage Maine<br> EqualityMaine<br> Homeless Voices for Justice<br> Maine AFL-CIO<br> Maine Center for Economic Policy<br> Maine Education Association<br> Maine Equal Justice Partners<br> Maine People's Alliance<br> Maine State Employees Association - SEIU Local 1989 Maine Women's Lobby<br> National Association of Social Workers - Maine Chapter </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Natural Resources Council of Maine </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; 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