Why are we still talking about this?
A link from the ACLU to send a letter to Congress for:
>> Ending rampant surveillance and warrantless spying on Americans.
>> Shutting down Guantánamo Bay and giving those held there access to justice.
>> Restoring habeas corpus and due process.
>> Stopping torture and extraordinary rendition: secretly kidnapping people and sending them to countries that torture.
http://action.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?=homepage&id=715&page=UserAction
For myself, I changed the subject line to the one in this post. And then added the following.
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Why are the rest of us still demanding action on these subjects? If it is not clear to Congress that these are issues that need to be rectified immediately, then it's clear to the rest of us that a lot of elected officials don't need to be in office ever again.
I want all of Congress to take a stand. Unlike the ACLU, I don't want just talk. I want immediate action from each of you. Its past time the United States government used the checks and balances which were created to prevent the very situation we are now in. We're rapidly approaching the "use them or lose them" point.
With all of these issues dragging on for so long, it becomes clear that our elected officials are assenting to the Executive Branch's decision to create a dictatorship.
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Why do this? I dunno. They aren't going to read it. The grunts that read it won't pass it along to them either. Why do it? At the least, sheer numbers *might* get them off their asses. Worst case, I feel better pretending I did something that made a difference.
Oops, was that out loud?
*looks over shoulder*
Heil Emperor Bush!
Why is ANY of this still an issue?
>> Ending rampant surveillance and warrantless spying on Americans.
>> Shutting down Guantánamo Bay and giving those held there access to justice.
>> Restoring habeas corpus and due process.
>> Stopping torture and extraordinary rendition: secretly kidnapping people and sending them to countries that torture.
http://action.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?=homepage&id=715&page=UserAction
For myself, I changed the subject line to the one in this post. And then added the following.
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Why are the rest of us still demanding action on these subjects? If it is not clear to Congress that these are issues that need to be rectified immediately, then it's clear to the rest of us that a lot of elected officials don't need to be in office ever again.
I want all of Congress to take a stand. Unlike the ACLU, I don't want just talk. I want immediate action from each of you. Its past time the United States government used the checks and balances which were created to prevent the very situation we are now in. We're rapidly approaching the "use them or lose them" point.
With all of these issues dragging on for so long, it becomes clear that our elected officials are assenting to the Executive Branch's decision to create a dictatorship.
----
Why do this? I dunno. They aren't going to read it. The grunts that read it won't pass it along to them either. Why do it? At the least, sheer numbers *might* get them off their asses. Worst case, I feel better pretending I did something that made a difference.
Oops, was that out loud?
*looks over shoulder*
Heil Emperor Bush!
Why is ANY of this still an issue?