[Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: We Can't Wait]

[Curt Wechsler]

So you say it's "commendable"... does that mean you called your
Representative or not? 


> [Original Message]
> From: Fred Duperrault <fredd at freeshell.org>
> To: <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org>
> Date: 9/25/2007 4:54:30 PM
> Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss]  [Fwd: We Can't Wait]
>
>
> It is commendable what the ACLU is doing here.
>
> I have some questions, though.  The leverage of all the ACLU supporters 
> won't amount to much because most Democrats have shown reluctance to 
> stand up to Bush.  Who else will the liberal Democratic voters vote for 
> but the Democrats who are talking a lot but not doing much?  It won't be 
> the Republicans, nor the Greens.
>
> Also, why hasn't the ACLU called for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney?
> By ignoring the constitutional means to protect the Constitution, 
> Congress is, in fact, the Pelosi crowd is pardoning Cheney and Bush for 
> their high crimes and misdemeanors.
>
> By capitulating to the "Deciders," the Democratic Party controlled House 
> has condoned their violations of the Constitution.
>
> Will the ACLU membership throw its support to Kucinich if their 
> Democrats continue to disappoint them?
>
> If they would, will the ACLU leadership go along?
>
> Hmmmmm,
>
> Fred
>
>
> FYI,
>
> Action from the ACLU...
>
> Gerry
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: We Can't Wait
> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:00:32 -0500 (CDT)
> From: "Anthony D. Romero, ACLU" <Executive_Director at aclu.org>
> Reply-To: "Anthony D. Romero, ACLU" <Executive_Director at aclu.org>
> Organization: ACLU
> To: gerrygras at earthlink.net
>
> ****************************************
> We Can't Wait! Defend Freedom Now
> http://action.aclu.org/  <clip>
> ****************************************
> Dear Gerald,
>
> It's time for Congress to stop caving in and start standing up
> to the Bush Administration.
>
> Our "leaders" in Washington keep telling us to wait for a
> more politically expedient time to restore our freedoms. Well, I have
> a message for them: Don't Wait for '08! That's going
> to be the ACLU's rallying cry during our critical 100-day campaign
> demanding immediate action from Congress to restore our constitutional
> rights.
>
> With your help, we are going to put all 535 members of Congress on the
> record by asking a simple question - Will you defend the Constitution?
> And will you defend it now? Answering yes means standing up on four
> critical issues: ending warrantless wiretapping, shutting down
> Guantanamo Bay, restoring habeas corpus, and stopping torture.
>
> Ask your member of Congress: Will you defend the Constitution?
> http://action.aclu.org/  <clip>
>
> Over the next 100 days, we'll bring the full force of the
> ACLU's membership and activist base to bear on targeted members
> of Congress who fail to defend freedom. This includes local newspaper
> and radio ads, billboards and online strategies, and grassroots
> pressure both online and offline with millions of Americans coming
> together to demand action on these fundamental freedoms.
>
> Our legislative advocates will work behind the scenes to press members
> of Congress to commit to key legislation to restore habeas corpus,
> close Guantanamo Bay, reverse the Military Commissions Act and
> fix the so-called "Protect America Act" that allows
> warrantless searches of innocent Americans. And, every time Congress
> acts -- or fails to act -- we'll mobilize our more
> than half-million ACLU members to take action.
>
> So, please, ask your member of Congress: Will you defend the
> Constitution?
> http://action.aclu.org/  <clip>
>
> We've already fired the first salvo in this campaign by running
> ads in the hometown newspapers of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid
> demanding they stop acting like the President's sheep by following him
> blindly. That was only the beginning. Now, we're insisting that
> all members of Congress do the right thing and defend the
> Constitution.
>
> We've already put Congress on notice. They heard from hundreds
> of thousands of angry activists when they failed to protect our
> privacy by passing August's FISA-gutting legislation. Because of
> that outcry, Congress is now claiming that they'll fix this
> reckless legislation before it sunsets. And last week, the Senate came
> within four votes of passing legislation to restore habeas corpus.
>
> With your help, there is a very real chance that Congress will take
> action to restore the Constitution in the next 100 days but only if we
> keep the pressure on.
>
> Don't Wait for '08 to end warrantless wiretapping, shut
> down Guantanamo Bay, restore habeas corpus, and stop torture.
> In the weeks and months ahead, this must be the agenda of those who
> care about freedom. And, if we are going to produce genuine progress
> on that agenda, we must create unrelenting pressure on a recalcitrant
> Congress to act now -- Don't Wait for '08.
>
> Now's the time. Ask your member of Congress: Will you defend the
> Constitution?
> http://action.aclu.org/  <clip>
>
> You know what's at stake if we prolong restoring the
> Constitution any longer. That's why I know we can count on you
> to participate in this critical campaign.
>
> Sincerely,
> Anthony D. Romero
> Executive Director
> ACLU
>
> P.S. The ACLU is going for broke. We won't let a single member
> of Congress off the hook when it comes to abandoning the Constitution.
> Our Don't Wait for '08 campaign needs your immediate
> commitment. Please take a few minutes now to ask your member of
> Congress: Will you defend the Constitution?
> http://action.aclu.org/  <clip>
>
> Then, watch for updates on which Members of Congress have made the
> Commitment to the Constitution and news of how you can help us target
> the ones who haven't.
>
>
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