thank God for the ACLU and it supporters On Nov 11, 5:34 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From the Desk of Anthony D. Romero, ACLU > Check it out: NY Times ad, video and more! > ************************************************* > > Dear ACLU Supporter, > > It's time to get to work. In the weeks and months ahead, we have a > huge opportunity to restore America's commitment to justice and the > rule of law and to once again be a nation we can be proud of. > > As freedom-loving people, we can convince Barack Obama to act on > the first day of his presidency -- with the stroke of his pen -- to > restore America's moral leadership in the world and make clear right > from the start that our new administration will be faithful to the > Constitution. > > With a January 20th executive order, President Obama can close > Guantánamo Bay, shut down unconstitutional military commissions, and > ban torture -- as long as he listens to himself and to our pleas. > > It's not just up to him. It's up to us. So today, acting on > multiple > fronts, the ACLU is launching an all-out grassroots drive to help > Barack Obama make his first day as president a day of decisive action > for freedom and justice: > > * In today's New York Times, we're running a compelling full-page > ad urging President-Elect Obama to close the prison at > Guantánamo Bay and shut down the military commissions on his > first day in the White > House.http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=D3t_tGTrDeeRiZuhBQl8Cg.. > > * We're launching the first in a powerful new series of > closegitmo.com videos produced by filmmaker Robert Greenwald, > the award-winning director and producer of documentaries > including "Outfoxed" and "Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil > Liberties." Check out the first video > now.http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=RCALs1-Kmw7seqybY1nSVw.. > > * We're hosting an open Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, November > 13, when concerned citizens from all across the nation will > gather via teleconference to develop an all-out campaign to > encourage Barack Obama to take decisive steps towards freedom on > day one. As an ACLU supporter, you are invited. Sign up to > participate in this important > conversation.http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=PWWDzWrke4ORdchoJ19CLQ.. > > Barack Obama has some tough issues to deal with -- two raging wars > and > a > failing economy where good folks are losing their homes, worrying > about their jobs, and avoiding going to the doctor because they can't > afford the bills that will come in the mail. > > Solutions to these problems won't be easy. The Obama administration > will have to contend with high-powered lobbyists from > pharmaceuticals, > oil companies and military contractors opposing him at every turn. > > The step the ACLU is urging the President-elect to take is easy by > comparison. He doesn't have to contend with lobbyists in > client-subsidized Ferragamos. Taking action won't require partisan > horse trading, Congressional votes, faux hearings and bipartisan > committees that deliberate but never seem to deliver. > > Closing down Guantánamo Bay and shutting down the military > commissions > can be done as soon as he lifts his left hand, picks up the new > presidential pen, and signs an executive order. > > He promised he'd take these steps on the campaign trail and, call me > naïve if you like, I believe it was more than an empty promise. > > I believe Barack Obama knows what he needs to do to get us back on > track, to give us back our America -- an America we never stopped > believing in but have missed dearly for the past eight years. > > Get involved: Watch our first "close Gitmo" > video:http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=18-TGkWnQ4C7Ynm2DFJ2dQ.. > Check out our New York Times > ad:http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=a3BD--F0tQ0LR811MO5_BA.. > And sign up for our Town Hall > Meeting:http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=Vv_0e7N7hdE7YytscWE9mw.. > > For eight years, you and the ACLU have led the battle against the > most > un-American policies in recent history. The Bush administration > created a prison camp at Guantánamo -- a place where they claimed the > law didn't apply. They detained hundreds of men without charge or > trial, prosecuted others in unconstitutional military commissions and > authorized torture. > > Now, you can help the ACLU seize a dramatic opportunity for progress. > Barack Obama has told people all across America that we all need to > get involved to bring about real change. That is why the ACLU is > going > to work over the next two months to create a nationwide chorus to > convince Barack Obama to act on this important issue. > > Working together, we're going to seize this moment. Let's get to > work. > > For freedom, > > Anthony D. Romero > Executive Director, ACLU > > P.S. Don't forget to sign up to join us on Thursday night for our > Town Hall Meeting. There's no better way to learn how you can be > involved in our efforts to close Guantánamo than joining us for this > important > conversation.http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=0KRiXJdMtuaQhwUdfwW7yA.. > > © ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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