Pls. add your name to the resolutions here:
https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=Move_Freedom_ForwardA New Congress, A Time for Change We’re Calling on the New Congress to Move Freedom Forward
It's the beginning of a New Year, the beginning of a new Congress and time for us to look ahead at where we want our country to be a year from now. The new Congress has a lot of work to do in 2007 - and so do we. We’re resolved to Move Freedom Forward. You can join us by signing the Move Freedom Forward resolution!
View the advertisement we ran in newspapers across the country asking Members of Congress to join us in these New Year’s resolutions.
Read more about our legislative priorities.
The American people voted for change last November when they elected the newly seated 110th Congress. That change should start with a commitment from our elected officials to stand up for the American people by defending the Constitution.
For the past five years, the Bush administration has run roughshod over our rights and the rule of law, and it’s up to the new Congress—and each of us—to make sure these abuses of power are investigated and stopped.
We are urging the new leadership in Congress to protect the freedoms and values enshrined in our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Specifically, we’re calling on lawmakers to:
Restore habeas corpus and due process rights, which were gutted in the Military Commissions Act,
Investigate and stop the warrantless NSA surveillance program,
Take steps to better protect the privacy of all Americans,
Investigate and stop the administration’s policies of torture, abuse and rendition, and
Curb overuse of the state secrets privilege and Sensitive Security Information classification The ACLU will also continue to work with Congress on issues such as racial profiling, lesbian and gay rights, immigration, the Real ID Act, reproductive rights and protecting the First Amendment, among other important civil liberties issues.
While we’re optimistic that the new Congress will provide better oversight into the actions of the Bush administration and enact legislation that protects freedom and privacy, we also acknowledge that our lawmakers have not always stood up against this administration’s dismantling of civil liberties. That’s why there’s never been a more important time to let Congress know that the ACLU and its members are going to be holding their feet to the fire to protect freedom.
Last week, we ran print advertisements in targeted congressional districts, calling on the 110th Congress to restore the constitutional freedoms lost in recent years. The ad outlined a wish list of four New Year’s resolutions for the new Congress to restore our lost liberties. While issues like these aren’t necessarily the ones Congress plans to address in their first 100 hours, it’s up to each of us to pressure our elected officials to hold the President accountable and protect the Constitution. View our ad that ran in newspapers across the country:
http://action.aclu.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Jan_adTo help build on that momentum, we launched a nation-wide effort this week, asking people across the country to resolve to Move Freedom Forward by signing our New Year’s resolutions. The resolutions will be presented to Members of Congress after President Bush delivers his State of the Union address on January 23.
Add your name to the resolutions at:
https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=Move_Freedom_ForwardThis new Congress must show real leadership and restore fundamental due process—because the only thing scarier than a government that would take away our basic freedoms is a Congress that would let it happen.
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