ACcording to this action alert, the Republicans are working to convince Congress that America wants PATRIOT III. This is part of the reason we are being sabotaged. They're better at calling, faxing, etc than we are. We need to get on the phone right now and top this travesty.
http://www.teamamericapac.org/ta-tapr-050214-alert-senaterealid.shtmlThe REAL ID Act negates the Separation of Powers and ends the right of judicial review for actions of the Homeland Security Secretary, a man involved in the financing of 9/11 (fact/not speculation. Once this passes, you can protest at the risk of going to death camps.
To counterthe Relpublican offensive, please everyone call all Senators you can get to (regardless of state).
Here is a resolution passed unanimously by the Patrick Henry Democratic Club. You may want to include a copy of this with your faxes. It calls on Senators to use their personal funds to protect Americans if it passes.
http://patrickhenrythinktank.org/res-hr418.htmlRESOLUTION CALLING ON ALL MEMBERS OF THE U.S. SENATE TO OPPOSE HR 418 (THE REAL ID ACT) OR ANY SENATE EQUIVALENT
WHEREAS, the blanket authorization in Section 102 of HR 418 (misleadingly called the Real ID Act) allowing the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive all laws without judicial review or any relief for damages could be construed as allowing that official to commit mass murder or acts of terrorism or other acts devastating to the health and well-being of the American public without any limitations on his actions or protection for the American people, and
WHEREAS, HR 418 requires asylum seekers to provide evidence of their persecution issued by the persecuting governments themselves, thereby making it virtually impossible for anyone seeking relief from government oppression to obtain asylum in the United States, and
WHEREAS, the driver's license requirements of HR 418 would result in the operation of motor vehicles by significant numbers of unlicensed, uninsured motorists, thereby endangering the lives and safety of all drivers and pedestrians,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Patrick Henry Democratic Club calls on all members of the Senate to block, by all means possible, including holds, refusals to join unanimous consent agreements and filibusters HR 418 (or any equivalent Senate version of this bill) from ever reaching a vote in the U.S. Senate.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Patrick Henry Democratic Club calls on all Senators who fail to use all means possible to stop HR 418 (AKA “The Real ID Act” or any Senate equivalent) to apologize for their failure to uphold their oath to protect and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and for all such Senators to offer their personal funds to protect all American citizens from any waiver of laws under this bill and to personally reimburse all American citizens for damages caused by any waiver of the laws under this bill and further calls on all members of the Senate to more correctly name this bill (HR 418, The Real ID Act or any Senate equivalent) PATRIOT Act III.
Passed unanimously on February 15, 2005.