Armchair activism for today

Stop New Pollution and Global Security Threats from Nuclear Waste
The US has a serious nuclear waste problem, and like the rest of the world, we have found no solution. Nonetheless, the White House is proposing a giant program to import and reprocess foreign spent fuel. In his current budget, the Bush Administration proposed the Global [...]

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5 Things Specter Won’t Say about Cheney-Specter Spying Bill

The Cheney-Specter bill makes following the protections in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act totally optional. The bill would change the law so that foreign intelligence surveillance of Americans could be conducted without following FISA’s requirement of individualized judicial review of wiretaps. The bill would change the law to allow the president to ignore [...]

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Not Just a Few Bad Apples

ACLU Reveals New Evidence that Government Knew Abuse was Widespread Before Abu Ghraib Photos -
OK, we knew that just by following the tracks of Bush’s legal team…
Still, here’s some more proof for you.
Torture is UnAmerican. Sign the petition.

Army Documents Show Senior Official Reportedly Pushed Limits on Detainee Interrogations (5/2/2006)
NEW YORK — New Army documents [...]

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2 Groups to Sue on Eavesdropping

Two Groups Planning to Sue Over Federal Eavesdropping - New York Times
The two lawsuits, which are being filed separately by the American Civil Liberties Union in Federal District Court in Detroit and the Center for Constitutional Rights in Federal District Court in Manhattan, are the first major court challenges to the eavesdropping program.
Both groups are [...]

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“Taking the Christ out of Christmas”

These lies about the left and the ACLU etc are very unchrist-like and very much against the christian message. What could be more christian than to be kind and respectful? What does it cost you to say Merry Christmas, or a blessed Ramadan, or Happy Hanukkah, or have a wondrous Yule? And is it so terrible for someone, knowing they have a mixed audience, to honor all sacred traditions by saying Happy Holidays?

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American Civil Liberties Union : Take Action

American Civil Liberties Union : Take Action
Just a reminder that the ACLU has a number of actions going, in which you can send a fax or email to your representatives in state government.
There are also some features such as the Patriot Act’s Impact on your rights.

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