Patriot Act Expansion

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2005/06/11 Sat PM 03:50:30 EDT

 

Patriot Act Expansion

 

 

 

Friends,

 

It is urgent that the grassroots make our voices heard in the debate

about extension/expansion of the PATRIOT Act! On Tuesday, the Senate

Intelligence Committee voted to send PATRIOT Act expansion legislation

forward, and Congressional committees are expected to mark up

additional bills the week of June 20. This is moving much too fast.

The reauthorization process is proving to be as secretive as the

initial passage of the PATRIOT Act. It will take all of us working

together to slow the process down, and open it up for vigorous public

debate.

 

Now is the time to make appointments with Congressional

representatives for the week of July 4, when they will be back home in

their districts, to show them the overwhelming grassroots opposition

to extending powers to an unaccountable Justice Department. Groups

across the country are already setting up such meetings and planning

other events for the Patriot Days of Action, including July 4th

activities, rallies, and ad campaigns. If you arenÂ't already

planning an event, we hope you will join us as we show Congress a

burst of local fireworks over extension/expansion of the PATRIOT Act!

 

Here are some updates on Patriot Days of Action resources:

 

1. We welcome national and local organizations to endorse the Patriot

Days of Action. (See the current list at

http://www.bordc.org/involved/endorsers.php). Organizations wanting

to endorse should send an email to intern and provide the

name of the organization; whether the organization is a local, state,

regional, or national group; web URL; city and/or state; and contact

information.

 

2. A web button for the Patriot Days of Action is now available! You

can add it to your organization's web site, or encourage other

organizations to put it on their site(s). The code and simple

instructions for posting the button are at

http://www.bordc.org/involved/weekofactionlink.php.

 

3. To notify us of events you've planned for the Patriot Days of

Action, please fill out our online form:

http://www.bordc.org/involved/event_userform.php. We will post the

information on our web site and include it in press materials.

 

4. We have added new resources to our menu of event suggestions,

including talking points and tips for holding a news conference:

http://www.bordc.org/involved/menu.php. We will continue to add more

resources as they become available.

 

If you would like to discuss your plans or ideas with us, please feel

free to call or email Hope Marston (Western Region Organizer,

hmarston, 541-683-1604) or Jessie Baugher (Eastern Region

Organizer, jessie, 413-582-0110).

 

Thanks for all you do!

 

Jessie Baugher

Administrative Assistant &

Eastern Region Organizer,

Bill of Rights Defense Committee

 

jessie

phone: 413-582-0110

fax: 413-582-0116

www.bordc.org

 

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Patriot Days of Action Endorsers:

 

National Organizations

Amnesty International USA

Council on American-Islamic Relations

Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quaker)

National Lawyers Guild

People For the American Way

ReclaimDemocracy.org

Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregrations

 

Local Organizations

Action Center For Justice (Charlotte, NC)

Charlotte Bill Of Rights Defense Committee (Charlotte, NC)

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