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For Immediate Release: March 28, 2005

For More Info: Bob Fertik [e-mail]

Web site: http://debtslavery.org

Democrats.com Launches Grassroots Campaign To Defeat "Debt Slavery" Bankruptcy Bill in the House

Democrats.com, the leading online community of Democratic activists, launched a grassroots campaign to defeat the "Debt Slavery" Bankruptcy Bill in the House of Representatives.

The House is expected to vote on the Bankruptcy Bill next week when it returns from its two-week Easter recess.

"Because House Majority Leader Tom DeLay runs the House so ruthlessly, most observers expect the Bankruptcy Bill to sail through without opposition," said Bob Fertik, president of Democrats.com.

"For those who believe Tom DeLay is unstoppable, I have two words: Terri Schiavo," Fertik said.

Two weeks ago, Tom DeLay pushed seemingly unconstitutional legislation through Congress to force Federal courts to consider Schiavo's case, even though guardianship disputes are purely state law matters.

"Right now, murder is being committed against a defenceless American citizen," DeLay said at the time. "Mrs Schiavo's life is being violently wrenched from her body in an act of medical terrorism. What is happening to her is not compassion, it is homicide."

Afterwards, public opinion turned solidly against DeLay's actions, with 75% saying it was "not right" for Congress to intervene. Approval ratings for the Republican Congress have hit record lows as a result.

"Tom DeLay's political career is on a respirator," according to Fertik. "DeLay is being investigated for crimes in Texas and Washington DC. Today even the far-right Wall Street Journal editorial page condemned DeLay for his corruption. If the Journal opposes DeLay, his days are definitely numbered," Fertik said.

To fight the Bankruptcy Bill, Democrats.com unveiled a new Web site at http://www.DebtSlavery.org.

"Middle-class Americans who use a credit card need to understand the dire impact this bill will have on their lives," Fertik said. "This bill prevents middle class citizens from discharging their debts through Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and turns them into debt slaves for the credit card companies which bought George Bush's campaigns," he added.

According to today's Washington Post, credit card behemoth MBNA was the fifth-largest contributor to Bush's two presidential campaigns. MBNA, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Bank of America Corp. and Wachovia Corp. were among the top 20 contributors to Bush, contributing more than $300,000 apiece.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3796-2005Mar26.html

"This bill is Republican corruption at its worst, and the embodiment of everything Tom DeLay stands for. We will expose the connection between the greedy credit card companies and the corrupt Republican Party, and force every Member of Congress to choose between the voters and the loansharks," Fertik concluded.