Santa Claus Delivers 37,000+ Copies of Constitution to President Bush

[babylonsister]

http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/1220-11.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 20, 2007
12:50 PM


CONTACT: Center for Constitutional Rights
[phone]

Santa Claus Delivers 37,000+ Copies of Constitution to President Bush
Kringle Hopes President Can Find Time to Read Document, Abide by Its Laws


WASHINGTON - December 20 - This morning, Santa Claus (in the person of noted constitutional lawyer Bill Goodman) drove his sleigh to the White House to deliver thousands of copies of the U.S. Constitution to President Bush.

Americans from all over the country – more than 37,000 of them – asked that a copy of the Constitution be delivered to the President in their name and cordially requested that he make time in his busy schedule to read it.

"While I was going over the list of who's been naughty and nice," Mr. Claus said, as he prepared for his visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, "I heard from many people who feel the President hasn't been doing a very good job of upholding his oath to 'preserve, protect and defend' the Constitution."

Responding to an urgent request from the Center for Constitutional Rights, Claus stepped in to bring messages from Americans who felt the President might need a refresher course in the Constitution. Citizens want to remind President Bush that the Constitution forbids torture and spying on Americans without a warrant, requires that prisoners get a fair hearing of the charges against them before a real court and makes the government's treaty obligations, such the Geneva Conventions, the law of the land.

"These Constitutions will make great holiday reading," Claus continued. "I want to be sure that the President has plenty of time to look at them before he decides on his New Year's resolutions."

The complete text of the letter that accompanies the Constitutions is available here.

The Center for Constitutional Rights is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change.

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[sinkingfeeling]

1. I joined that campaign! Glad to see they were delivered!

[jkshaw]

2. So did I, but I wonder what happened to them ...

... after they were delivered.

[MissWaverly]

16. were they delivered before the fire in Cheney's office

probable cause too many constitutions in the yuletide fireplace (sarcasm on)

[Kikosexy2]

3. Great!...but you

know King George will only gather those bunches of paper and build a bon-fire! Remember, to him the Constitution is a God-damn piece a paper...

[dhill926]

4. probably used them...

to start the fire in Cheney's office...

[pleah]

12. Speaking of bon fires.

I wonder, were they delivered before the fire yesterday or today. If they were delivered yesterday, wouldn't that be a coinky-dink.

[AspenRose]

5. Worthless as a lump of coal to Bunnypants.

eom

[kimmerspixelated]

6. Or worse, he'll just use it for toilet paper,

since he's been poopin on it for awhile now!

[DCKit]

15. A lifetime supply, at that!!!

He's gonna think he won the lottery or something.

[Breeze54]

7. This is just to funny!! lmao!

:rofl:

Thanks for the laugh, babylonsister! I needed it! :D

:kick: & Recommended!

[malaise]

8. Get thee to the greatest page

I love this :rofl:

[hootinholler]

9. That's a lot of god damned paper. n/t

[hvn_nbr_2]

10. All the better to burn down the Executive Office Building with, my dear.

To mix my fairy tale metaphors.

[bonito]

11. A much needed smile!

Thanks!

[razors edge]

13. Anyone else smell smoke? n/t

[earth mom]

14. This is my favorite story of the week. Love it.

:woohoo:

[underpants]

18. I wish I had known about this

good stuff GREAT stuff :patriot:

[One Voice]

20. You can still sign up...

CCR wants to deliver over 50,000 copies by January 08!

Spread this link around, and enjoy.


http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/383/t/4089/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=822

[superkia]

17. Looks like theres 37,000 + names added to the watchlist.

[One Voice]

19. K & R

:evilgrin:

Thank you for posting this!