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

[Gerry Gras]

I truncated the URL I was given because it was so long,
I think it was personalized, i.e. the website would assume
I was the one who invoked it.  But yes, I see that with the
truncated version, you can't find the page I was talking
about, which is kind of wierd.

I sent an email to the ACLU, but I did not get a response.

I don't know what else to tell you.

Gerry


Drew Johnson wrote:

> I agree with Fred.  Nevertheless I'd be happy to sign something on behalf
> of the ACLU to follow up with this e-mail, but when I go to the web site I
> don't find any action item that seems to correspond.  Gerry if you could
> please clarify...
> 
> 
> Green is Connection!
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
> On Tue, September 25, 2007 16:54, Fred Duperrault wrote:
> 
>>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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