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Military tribunals |
| Oppose military tribunals and preserve
civil liberties
[11-29-01]
Act for Change has issued this call for action:
Much of the government's domestic response to the
September terrorist attacks springs from the dangerous notion that
granting law enforcement virtually unlimited power will ensure our
security.
While some federal actions, such as increasing security in airports, are
necessary, commonsense precautions, others erode the Bill of Rights and
will ultimately undermine our strength as a nation. Are we overstating
the situation? We don't think so. Consider that in recent weeks, the
Bush administration has:
1.Issued orders that create special military tribunals to try
non-citizens charged with terrorism and that allow federal agents to
listen in on conversations between a suspect and his attorney.
2.Signed into law the USA-PATRIOT Act (passed by Congress with almost no
debate), which dramatically decreases the power of our judicial system
to protect citizens' constitutional rights.
3.Continued to fight public requests for basic information about an
estimated 1,100 non-citizens who have been detained since September 11.
The impact of these measures is extraordinarily far-reaching and will
inflict serious damage to the healthy functioning of our democracy.
Civil liberties are the essence of America. We must ensure that the
measures used to protect our country don't destroy what it stands for.
Urge President Bush to immediately release the names of the non-citizens
who have been detained since September 11, and rescind the dangerous
proposal to create special military tribunals to try non-citizens
charged with terrorism.
Click here to watch a
short Flash video and take action in defense of civil liberties!
Click
here to take action directly!
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BECOMING NEIGHBORS:
An Invitation
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September 16 - 19, 2007
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