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| The chair of the Downsize DC Foundation is ]. Along with Jim Babka, ], ], and ] also serve on the Downsize DC Foundation Board of Directors. | The chair of the Downsize DC Foundation is ]. Along with Jim Babka, ], ], and ] also serve on the Downsize DC Foundation Board of Directors. | ||
| ==Action== | |||
| Downsize DC.org is currently focusing on a number of ] before ], as well as promoting one that it drafted, called the ]. This bill, if passed, would effectively ensure that: | Downsize DC.org is currently focusing on a number of ] before ], as well as promoting one that it drafted, called the ]. This bill, if passed, would effectively ensure that: | ||
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| * Congress must give the public 7 days' notice of when a vote will be held, and post each bill on the ] for public review 7 days before the vote | * Congress must give the public 7 days' notice of when a vote will be held, and post each bill on the ] for public review 7 days before the vote | ||
| ==History== | |||
| ===DownsizeDC.org has supported:=== | |||
| * The ], H.R. 181, ], ] | |||
| * The ], H.R. 689, H.R.46, ], 2005 | |||
| * The ], H.R. 1605, H.R. 1606, S. 678, ], 2005 | |||
| * The Read The Bills Act of 2005, ], 2005 | |||
| * The ], S. 1313, H.R.3083, H.R.3087, ], 2005, with the addition of an written by DownsizeDC.org | |||
| * A proposal to bring the ] home so that they can be used in cases of emergency, such as the ] catastrophe, ], 2005 | |||
| * An initiative to end ], ], 2005 | |||
| * An initiative to get President Bush to use his powers of Veto & Rescission to cut runaway federal spending and pork, ], 2005 | |||
| * The ], H.R. 4282, ], ] | |||
| * The ], H.R. 4892, ], ] | |||
| * The ] | |||
| * Repeal of the ], H.R. 413, ] | |||
| * The ], H.R. 500, March 4, 2007 | |||
| ===DownsizeDC.org has opposed:=== | |||
| * The ], H.R. 3717, H.R. 554, and S. 2056 | |||
| * The ], H.R. 418 and ] | |||
| * Legislation conceptualized by Sen. ] to ] ], ], 2005 | |||
| * The ], H.R. 1528, ], 2005 | |||
| * The ] expansion proposed by the ], H.R. 3199, S. 1389, ], 2005 | |||
| * The ] (also known as ]), S. 1307, H.R. 3045, ], 2005 | |||
| * Bush's $200 billion plan for Gulf Coast reconstruction, ], 2005 | |||
| * Three bills (the ], S. 1398; the ], S. 2128, H.R. 4575, H.R. 4667, H.R. 4975; and the ], H.R. 2412) designed to regulate grassroots lobbying organizations, ], 2006 | |||
| * The "misnamed" ], H.R. 4694, a bill supposedly designed to maintain incumbency protection, ], ] | |||
| * Senator ]'s combination of the Online Freedom of Speech Act (a bill DownsizeDC.org supports) with the ] (a bill designed to regulate grassroots citizen lobbying groups), ], 2006 | |||
| * The ] (NAIS), ], 2006 | |||
| * Military action against ], ], 2006 | |||
| * The Internet gambling prohibition in the ], ], 2006 | |||
| * The ], ], 2006 | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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| ===Archived sites=== | |||
| These pages were previously associated with Jim Babka or Downsize DC, but have since been archived. | |||
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Revision as of 12:29, 27 April 2009
Downsize DC (formerly known as the American Liberty Foundation) is a non-partisan organization which aims to limit the size of government in the United States through awareness and petitioning government. It was founded by two-time Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne, his former campaign staff members Perry Willis and Jim Babka, and former National Chair of the Libertarian Party Steve Dasbach. It is split into two organizations, the Downsize DC Foundation and DownsizeDC.org, for tax purposes.
The President of Downsize DC is Jim Babka. Harry Browne served for over a year as the Director of Public Policy. The Chair of DownsizeDC.org is Gary Nolan. Mark Cenci and David Page both also serve on the Board of Directors.
The chair of the Downsize DC Foundation is Jack Mullen. Along with Jim Babka, Laura Carno, John McAlister, and David Ruprecht also serve on the Downsize DC Foundation Board of Directors.
Downsize DC.org is currently focusing on a number of bills before Congress, as well as promoting one that it drafted, called the Read the Bills Act. This bill, if passed, would effectively ensure that:
- Congress must read every bill before they vote on it
- Congress must wait at least 7 days to vote on a bill after they have read it
- Congress must give the public 7 days' notice of when a vote will be held, and post each bill on the Internet for public review 7 days before the vote