Emergency. Take Action!

[lonestarnot]

EMERGENCY! They Left the Worst Part In


Dear Friend of CCR,

The fight over the military commissions bills today isn't about politics, it's about lives, and it's not over. Please take a minute from your busy day to help, even if you acted last week.

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/ccr/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5215

The debate around these bills misses the point: both versions strip away the fundamental right to habeas corpus, the right to challenge your detention in a court of law, not to be locked up under the President's say-so, guilty or innocent, never to be heard from again.

An amendment in play could take out this dangerous measure - please use our site to fax your senators and tell them to support the Specter-Levin Amendment on habeas corpus when it gets introduced. The bills are S.3901, The Military Commissions Act of 2006, sponsored by Senator Warner and S.3861, The Bringing Terrorists to Justice Act of 2006, sponsored by Senator Frist. Please call your Senators at [phone] IMMEDIATELY, especially if they are among the 26 we've identified below as critical in this fight.

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/ccr/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5215

Anyone in U.S. custody, at home or abroad, must have the right to challenge their detention in court. Nothing is more fundamental to our democracy than this right. Tell your Senator TODAY that they must vote to save habeas corpus.

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/ccr/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=5215

The rights of victims of rape and sexual assault are also under attack in this legislation, an injustice that is completely under the radar: both bills would change the definition of rape and other torture and cut back on hard-fought victories of victims of sexual violence. Tell your Senators they must uphold the Geneva Conventions and allow survivors of sexual violence to hold their perpetrators accountable.

This is an EMERGENCY-please forward this alert to as many people as you can.


Thank you for your commitment.


Vincent Warren
Executive Director

[grizmaster]

1. Chafee will be getting a terse call from me

[rodeodance]

2. my other concern is that 'professonals will not be immune from criminal

procecution should they exceed the Gen. conventions!

[rodeodance]

3. Several Dems on this list of theirs:

The votes of the following Senators will be critical:

Kent Conrad (ND) [phone]
Joe Lieberman (CT) [phone]
Ben Nelson (NE) [phone]
James Jeffords (VT) [phone]
Lincoln Chafee (RI) [phone]
Richard Lugar (IN) [phone]
Craig Thomas (WY) [phone]
Chuck Hagel (VA) [phone]
Lisa Murkowski (AK) [phone]
John Sununu (NH) [phone]
Peter Dominici (NM) [phone]
Gordon Smith (OR) [phone]
Arlen Specter (PA) [phone]
Daniel Inouye (HI) [phone]
Mary Landrieu (LA) [phone]
Ron Wyden (OR) [phone]
Olympia Snowe (ME) [phone]
Susan Collins (ME) [phone]
Carl Levin (MI) [phone]
Hillary Clinton (NY) [phone]
Richard Durbin (IL) [phone]
Harry Reid (NV) [phone]
John Kerry (MA) [phone]
Lindsey Graham (SC) [phone]
John Warner (VA) [phone]
John McCain (AZ) [phone]

[chat_noir]

4. Eisenhower speech on habeus corpus

Clip included in "Good Night, and Good Luck"

http://throwawayyourtv.com/2006/05/edward-r-murrow-speech.html

[quiet.american]

5. k&r. n/t

[lonestarnot]

6. kick

[autorank]

7. Value added post, in the extreme. Thank you so much., K&R

Everybody opposes Bush on this except his "crew" and they're jumping ship. Time to raise our voices, get out the letters and emails, call the staffers or the M.C.

NO NO NO NO...stop it. Now. These people stealing our liberties will face the consequences of
this open conspiracy to destroy the Constitution of the United States of Amercia.

Lets get going.

[bdamomma]

8. signed and thanks

[elehhhhna]

9. Somebody help me out here:

How can one enforce a law which patently violates the US Constitution?

[kerry-is-my-prez]

10. kick

n/t

[enough]

11. k&r

[converted_democrat]

12. K&R- Thank you for posting this.. n/t

[mom cat]

13. Done ...This is critical. Thanks for the heads up! .. K&R