Got this from PFAW...durn that pesky Rule of Law! (K&R, please!)

[badgerpup]

http://actions.pfaw.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=enJHKINrFqG&b=848093&aid=7502

The White House is cranking up its fear and smear machine again. President Bush and his political allies exploited the 9/11 anniversary with yet another round of media appearances equating dissent with support for terrorists. They’re trying – one more time – to smear and intimidate anyone who objects to Bush administration policies that run roughshod over our Constitution.
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The administration’s propaganda blitz was not only about exploiting fears of terrorism for the fall elections. It was also about building support for a new push in Congress to give the Bush administration political and legal cover for policies that violate basic constitutional principles like due process. The idea that the rule of law – and even the Constitution itself – threatens our safety has been used to justify repeated attacks on civil liberties and the principle of checks and balances since 2001. And now Congress is about to consider new legislation that would further bloat the power of the executive branch by removing crucial judicial and congressional oversight.

Please help us NOW to stop three awful bills that are taking shape in congressional committees, before it’s too late and election-year momentum makes our job any harder.

S. 2453 (Sen. Specter), S. 2455 (Sen. DeWine) and H.R. 5825 (Rep. Wilson) would essentially codify Bush’s illegal domestic spying program despite the facts that the full scope of the program is still a secret and a federal court in Michigan recently ruled the program unconstitutional.
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Help us stop these bills at all costs. Take action now by e-mailing or faxing your members of Congress.