When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Friday, September 20, 2002
To read more, see Bob Herbert's NY Times editorial "Sorrows and Liberties".
It's good news that ACLU donations and memberships have leaped up since 9/11. We need them, and I'm happy to see others rcognize it.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
Sorrows and Liberties
- The ACLU has filed lawsuits or otherwise objected to a variety of government policies, including
- the secret detention of people suspected of violating immigration laws
- the use of material witness statutes as a form of preventive detention
- and the refusal to allow American citizens arrested as "enemy combatants" to see their lawyers or challenge their detention before a civilian judge
To read more, see Bob Herbert's NY Times editorial "Sorrows and Liberties".
It's good news that ACLU donations and memberships have leaped up since 9/11. We need them, and I'm happy to see others rcognize it.
Palema
6:58 AM
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