action alert Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act.

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We have posted an action alert this morning regarding S.489/H.R.1229, the Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act. This legislation will significantly affect the civil rights of people with disabilities, as it will alter the current consent decree process. Consent decrees are agreements entered into by defendants and plaintiffs with a federal judge overseeing the terms, many times to avoid a long, drawn-out, expensive court case. They are often used to settle disability lawsuits against state and local governments. The Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act essentially will force defendants to reprove every four years, or whenever a new civic or government official is elected, that their rights are still being violated. It also provides a loophole for state and local governments as if a federal court does not rule on the decree in 90 days, it will become void, again denying us our rights and bringing us back to square one.Click on the link below to contact Senators Clinton and Schumer and your Congressional Representative today and urge them to oppose this damaging legislation and protect our civil rights!http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=7915646Free Our People! SpinoSystems AdvocateCenter for Disability Rights(585) 546-7510 (voice/TDD)jspino@... <mailto:jspino@...>