ACLU petition needs signatures by 5/5: "Torture is un-American" [View All]

[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.