Sorry to bother you but...

...it ain't over yet.

If you voted during the last US presidential election from Argentina, you know how tough it was ...and how many people it took to help you do it.

Now that Dems have a majority (CONGRATS, AL FRANKEN, btw!), however, we have a good chance to make the process much easier for US expats next time around.

This is big.

Would you please write your Congressperson if I could make it easy for you?

What the recent HR1739 is trying to do is... build on the framework that Republicans passed for US military personnel ...but DIDN'T extend to expats.

Democrats Abroad, as you might guess, is very involved in "harmonizing" the rights of everyone that finds themselves outside the US on any given election day. They're working for you ...could you write a letter or send an email or make a phonecall to help them out?

Not only do the Democrats want to help you vote from abroad no matter what party's candidate you want to vote for... they want to enact a law that requires that you be notified if your registration or ballot is rejected for whatever reason. That's pretty sweet, don't you agree?

On the 4th of July, I'll be at the annual 4th of July event held at the Argentine/US Cultural Institute's (ICANA) downtown headquarters ...there'll be more info for you there and I'd love to help you draft a letter of your own to Congress supporting HR1739.

But, please, make a point of contacting your congressperson no matter if you come to ICANA on the 4th or not!

Please write me here to find out how you can break some of the last barriers to voting in the US.

Your calls and letters to these 2 guys are especially important:

Hon. Robert A. Brady
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
U.S. House of Representatives
1309 Longworth Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Hon. Daniel Lungren
Ranking Member, Committee on House Administration Republican Office
U.S. House of Representatives
1313 Longworth Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Help yourself ...and help a fellow US citizen. Write a letter (they take snailmail much more seriously!)