Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 9:20 AM
Subject: [peacecenter] Move to Amend to Go Before LA City Council ~ Tuesday, December 6th, 9:30 AM at Los Angeles City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street Room 340 ~ Your Support Is Needed!
On Tuesday, December 6th, 2011, the LA CITY COUNCIL will vote on a resolution to |
FROM MOVE TO AMEND L.A.: http://movetoamendla.org/
MAKE HISTORY WITH US — The Los Angeles City Council will vote on Tuesday Dec. 6th on a resolution which calls on Congress to amend the Constitution to clearly establish that only living persons, not corporations, are endowed with constitutional rights, and that money is not the same as free speech.
If we succeed in passing this resolution, Los Angeles will be the first major city in the US to call for an end to all Corporate Constitutional rights!
You are urged to attend the Los Angeles City Council meeting on Tuesday December 6, 2011 from 9:30am –12:00pm at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012-3224. Let’s fill the chamber with the 99% in a massive demonstration to support the resolution and give voters back their voice!
Please RSVP whether you can attend the meeting at http://movetoamendla.org/.
A full draft of the resolution is also available on that website.
Some of the groups who have endorsed the Move to Amend L.A. City Council Resolution are: • Southern California Americans for Democratic Action • Common Cause • LA County Federation of Labor • Physicians for Social Responsibility • Environmental Caucus of the CA Democratic Party • Occupy LA • Occupy Venice • Political Action Committee of the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley • MoveOn LA • Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains • SoRo Neighborhood Council • Rampart Village Neighborhood Council • Democracy for America • Women's International League for Peace and Freedom • Strategic Actions for a Just Economy • AFSCME 36 • LA Green Machine • California Clean Money Campaign.
Further endorsements are pending.
District 1 – Ed Reyes (213) 473-7001
District 2 – Paul Krekorian (213) 473-7002
District 3 – Dennis P. Zine (213) 473-7003
District 4 – Tom LaBonge (213) 473-7004
District 5 – Paul Koretz (213) 473-7005
District 6 – Tony Cardenas (213) 473-7006
District 7 – Richard Alarcon (213) 473-7007
District 8 – Bernard Parks (213) 473-7008
District 9 – Jan Perry (213) 473-7009
District 10 – Herb J. Wesson, Jr. (213) 473-7010
District 11 – Bill Rosendahl (213) 473-7011
District 12 – Mitchell Englander (213) 473-7012
District 13 – Eric Garcetti (213) 473-7013
District 14 – Jose Huizar (213) 473-7014
Please also send emails to your councilmember and ask for a yes vote on City Council Resolution 11-0002-S123. Councilmembers can be emailed through a link on the Move to Amend L.A. webpage: http://movetoamendla.org/
You can also spread the word via Facebook by linking to this FB event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/173333769426021/
To hear Move To Amend LA’s Mary Beth Fielder on KPFK Connect The Dots, go to: http://movetoamendla.org/wp content/uploads/2011/11/mbfielder_on_kpfk.mp3
Tune in: Mary Beth Fielder appears on The Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC on Monday, December 5th at 1 PM PST - 4 PM EST
And above all, please attend the Los Angeles City Council meeting on Tuesday December 6, 2011 from 9:30am –12:00pm at Los Angeles City Hall, and show support for the resolution against corporate constitutional rights.
It’s time to give voters back their voice!
For further information, contact: Mary Beth Fielder
Email: movetoamendla@gmail.com
Phone: (323) 933-0738 (9am to 8 pm please)
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Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 6:59 PM
Subject: Action: Ask Senate to Reject Detaining U.S. Citizens Without Charge or Trial
Please act on this one. This really represents a big step in creating a police state in this country, and I think the possibilities of this legislation are really frightening, if Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo aren't enough already.
Hajja Romi/Blue
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CAIR Action Alert:
Ask Senate to Reject Detaining U.S. Citizens Without Charge or Trial
(WASHINGTON D.C., 12/1/2011) -- TheCouncil on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today urged American Muslims and other people of conscience to contact their senators to request the removal of problematic language in theNational Defense Authorization Act (S. 1867), which authorizes the president to indefinitely hold American citizens suspected of terrorism without charge or trial.
SEE: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Sections 1031 and 1032)
In a provision sponsored by Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) andJohn McCain (R-AZ), the respective chairman and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Sections 1031 and 1032 of the bill authorize the president to order the military to indefinitely hold American citizens, inside or outside of the United States, suspected of being members of al-Qaida, the Taliban or their affiliates.
President Obama, citing serious legal and policy concerns, has threatened to veto the bill if the two provisions are not removed. In a recent memo to the Senate, the administration asserted that, "applying this military custody requirement to individuals inside the United States, as some Members of Congress have suggested is their intention, would raise serious and unsettled legal questions and would be inconsistent with the fundamental American principle that our military does not patrol our streets."
SEE: White House Memorandum Denouncing Indefinite Detention of American Citizens
FBI Director Mueller and leading senators have spoken out against the unconstitutional provisions of this bill.
SEE: FBI Director Criticizes Bill Requiring Suspected Terrorists to Be Held By Military
"The discussion now to suspend certain rights to due process is especially worrisome given that we are engaged in a war that appears to have no end. Rights given up now cannot be expected to be returned. So, we do well to contemplate the diminishment of due process, knowing that the rights we lose now may never be restored," said Senator Rand Paul (R-KY).
SEE: Senator Rand Paul Defends American Citizens Against Indefinite Detention
"I fear the detention provisions in this bill forget the lessons we learned from the mistakes we made when we interned thousands of innocent Japanese, Germans, and Italians, or when we destroyed the lives of supposed communist sympathizers with nary a shred of evidence of guilt," said Senator Al Franken (D-MN).
SEE: Senator Franken in Opposition to Indefinite Detention of American Citizens
"In addition to allowing the government to hold American citizens without trial or charge, this amendment would invite the military to perform domestic law enforcement functions," saidCAIR Staff Attorney Gadeir Abbas. "The first duty of Congress is to protect the rights of American citizens."
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, be POLITE and RESPECTFUL.)
1. CONTACT your state's elected Senators by clicking here.
On the right-hand side of the page, enter your ZIP Code. On the resulting page, click the names of your state's elected senators. Click the "contact" tab on the resulting page for your officials' phone numbers.
You may also contact the Capitol Hill Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 (have your ZIP Code ready).
2.TALKING POINTS:
* As your constituent, I urge you to oppose any legislation that authorizes the president to order the military to indefinitely hold American citizens, at home or abroad, without charge or trial.
* I also want you to ensure that if the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 comes to a vote, that Sections 1031 and 1032 are amended to remove all problematic language that targets American citizens.
* I believe that it is not the military's responsibility to police or indefinitely hold American citizens suspected of terrorism, stripping them of their constitutional rights to a fair and speedy trial and hearing the charges brought against them.
3. INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY by forwarding this alert to at least five other people. Tell them you took action and ask them to do the same.
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: CAIR Government Affairs Coordinator Robert McCaw, Tel: 202-742-6448, E-Mail: rmccaw@cair.com
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