ACLU petition needs signatures by 5/5: "Torture is un-American"

[babylonsister]

PLEASE sign their petition!

http://action.aclu.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TIU_TortureisUnAmerican&JServSessionIdr012=vjisg3jwj4.app20a

Torture is un-American. And our government’s torture policies are just part of a pattern of abuses that tarnish our nation’s standing in the world and weaken our freedoms here at home.

More than two years after the ACLU began to expose the truth about U.S. involvement in the torture and abuse of military prisoners, the government has failed to stop the practice or to hold a single high-ranking official responsible.

We continue to gather signatures for our Torture is Un-American petition and I’m writing to ask you to please add your name today, as we prepare to present our report on prisoner mistreatment to the Committee Against Torture in Geneva.

Please sign the petition and help us deliver 100,000 signatures and send a loud and clear message to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that torture is Un-American.

Torture and abuse of prisoners. Illegal spying on innocent Americans. Gag orders used to silence political debate. Warrantless searches. Is this your America?

Just this Sunday, the Boston Globe tallied up 750 laws which the Bush administration has claimed the authority to disobey, including the McCain amendment against torture, and new rules for torture in military prisons. And now even Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) has announced he will hold hearings on the president's aggressive claims of executive power.

How can we hold this Administration accountable for these flagrant abuses of power? It is up to each of us. The ACLU and its supporters stand as guardians of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Since President Bush took office, we have brought dozens of lawsuits to challenge his administration’s abuses of power. And we've been at the forefront of efforts to persuade Congress to do their job and demand accountability from the White House.

When our leaders encourage or condone illegal abuses, when they disregard the rule of law and flout the Constitution, we must do everything in our power to stop them.

Stand with us and demand our America back. Please join with the thousands who have already signed the petition and help us deliver 100,000 signatures to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Sincerely,

Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
ACLU

P.S. We need your help to collect 100,000 signatures before this Friday, May 5, when we present our report to the Committee Against Torture. So, once you’ve signed the petition, please invite your friends to sign it too.

[Coexist]

1. done - thanks

[itzamirakul]

2. Done! Thanks for posting...

I received the email from ACLU also!

To all who read this: Please pass this on to your email list.

[Rose Siding]

3. Done- K and R

Thanks! :hi:

:kick:

[babylonsister]

13. Anytime,

Rose Siding! And thanks for the vote of confidence! This is important; I wish more DUers felt that way. :hi:

[WestHoustonDem]

4. K&R - Done by a proud card-carrying member of the ACLU

How you doing Babylonsister?

[babylonsister]

5. Just fine, WHD!

My SO enlisted me to the ACLU as a Christmas present, so I proudly carry a card as well!
How is your dad doing, and did Mac find a college yet?

[WestHoustonDem]

8. Dad is having good days and bad days. I'm going back

up the end of the month. It's hard to say when/if he'll be home. I'm starting to think that home with round the clock nursing care would be better and not a whole lot more expensive than the nursing home.

Mac is just a junior, but really wants to go to UTD. Of course she's decided she won't get in. Everything's a drama.

[babylonsister]

9. "Everything's a drama"-LOL! Pls. say 'hi' from me!

I'll bet Dad would prefer home, too. Good luck with whatever you decide; been there, and I know it's tough.:hug:

[WestHoustonDem]

12. Will do and thanks

:hug: back at you

[havocmom]

6. Signed and sent link out to others

Thanks for posting :thumbsup: All your efforts are greatly appreciated, babylonsister.

[babylonsister]

7. Thanks for spreading the word, havocmom!

:hug:

[Vidar]

10. done

[babylonsister]

11. Kicking all the live long day! nt

[understandinglife]

14. Done and Recommended.

Never Forget: George W. Bush willfully violated National Security to cover-up his willful launch of a war of aggression and illegal occupation of Iraq.

[originalpckelly]

15. Already signed it after seeing it on Salon.com (n/t)

[progressoid]

16. Well, I'm sure that as soon as Condi sees this she'll change US policy

:sarcasm:

But I signed it anyway.

[Iowa]

17. Done, K&R, and sent on to others. Thanks for the heads-up.

[midnight]

I signed.

I hope this helps.

[midnight]

18. I signed.

I hope this helps.