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We can not wait until next year for the state to fix the mess that they have created. Thousands of people are at risk of losing their life. We are hearing these reports about death and need your help to verify such reports. We need a special legislative session this fall. For more information, go to our web site, www.tenncare.org August 27 Rally About 300 people gathered from around the state: Memphis, Paris, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Maryville, Cookeville, McMinnville, Pikeville and Kingsport to mention a few of the cities. We also had two people from Washington, PA to drive down and be with us just for this Rally. August 27, 2005 Rally in Nashville to Kick-off our Petition Drive to ask for a Special Legislative Session. There are different ways to ask our state legislators for a Special Session. The Tennessee Health Care Campaign is using Town Hall Meetings to organize concerned citizens to make the ask. Between now and the middle of October, every state legislator needs to be asked to petition the Speaker of the House and Senate to request a Special Legislative Session. 1. Citizen Petition for a Special Legislative Session to Reform and Restore TennCare Safety and Responsibly - http://www.tenncare.org/petition/petition.pdf 2. Ten Reasons to Support a Special Legislative Session to Restore TennCare - http://www.tenncare.org/petition/reasons_support_special_ses.pdf 3. What can state legislators do during a Special Legislative Session? - http://www.tenncare.org/petition/reform_package.pdf Town Hall Meetings coming up or being planned: Morristown (Hamblen county) - Town Hall Meeting this Thursday evening, Sept. 1, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Rose Center, Morristown, TN. - Local Organizer - Paige Nichols - 423-317-0103 Can you help? YES! We are currently organizing Town Hall Meetings in Clarksville, Knoxville, Murfreesboro, Waynesboro, and McMinnville. Reply to this email and let me know your name, address, and phone number if you can help in one of these areas. If you can help in an area other than the cities mentioned above, let me know. Remember, we have 132 state legislators who need to be asked. Take care, Tony Garr Tennessee Health Care Campaign 1103 Chapel Ave. Nashville, TN 37206 1-800-280-8682 1-615-430-8319 cell