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From: Patty Guerrero (pattypax earthlink.net)
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| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:35:16 -0700 (PDT) | |
I never do this, but this is my most crucial thing right now. Please
do what you can. Thanks, patty
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From: Bob Heberle <bobheberle [at] visi.com> Date: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:24:58 AM US/Central To: PattyG <pattypax [at] earthlink.net> Subject: Bush's torture bill up for vote
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:22:32 -0500 To: Bob Heberle <bobheberle [at] visi.com> From: Bob Heberle <bobheberle [at] visi.com> Subject: Bush's torture bill up for vote
I called Sabo's D.C. office and receptionist said the vote is coming up this week or next and she was not able to answer about how Sabo was voting. I strongly insisted that he oppose Bush's torture bill. Hope Rep. Sabo votes that way but interested in answer if any of you find out.
Sabo's local # is:612-664-8000; D.C. #: 202-225--4755
McCollum's Is: 651-224-9191; D.C. #:202-225-6637
Coleman: 651-645-0323; D.C. # : 202-224-5641
Dayton:612-727-5220;D.C. #: 202-228-2186
Bob
Oppose the Bush Torture Bill
Dear Lydia:
*/We rarely send you more than one email in a week, but today your
faithful voice is especially needed./* In just hours Congress will vote
on whether to uphold the highest ethical standards requiring the U.S. to
abide by our commitments to international law through the Geneva
Conventions or to change that standard and undermine our commitments,
our values, our credibility abroad, and our honor at home.
Put bluntly, President Bush wants to change the law on human torture.
U.S. policy has long been committed to following Common Article 3 of the
Geneva Conventions requiring prisoners to be treated humanely and to be
punished only by a "regularly constituted court affording all the
judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized
peoples." The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that this mandate
applies to all detainees.
But President Bush has introduced a bill (H.R. 6054; S. 3861, the
"Military Commissions Act of 2006") that would change how detainees will
be tried and whether torture and degrading and humiliating treatment by
U.S. personnel will be allowed. If this measure passes - if it even
comes close - our reputation and credibility abroad will be irreparably
harmed. Our soldiers will be placed in even greater peril. At home,
our identity will be compromised and our nation weakened from within.
We stridently oppose this measure and ask that you join us in raising
the roof in Washington with emails to both the House and Senate calling
for a decisive defeat of this shameful measure. After taking action,
please forward this email to as many friends and colleagues as you
can. Also, please consider signing the statement by the National
Religious Coalition Against Torture. <http://www.nrcat.org/statement.aspx>
Thank you for this extra-mile effort. Together let us make sure every
member of Congress knows that torture is immoral, repugnant, and it will
not be part of our American identity.
With grateful hearts for your courage, your faith, and your actions,
Vince Isner and the FaithfulAmerica.org team
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Send a letter to the following decision maker(s): Your Congressperson Your Senators
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Subject: Vote NO on the Bush Torture Bill
Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
As a person of faith and conscience I am appalled that our President
would introduce a bill to allow torture under any circumstances. Such an
act is beneath everything our nation stands for, and it must be soundly
defeated.
Even a close vote would send a message to the world that our nation's elected officials are weak on human rights. We must stand solidly against this measure and allow the time honored Geneva Conventions to guide our policy. The National Religious Coalition Against Torture has issued a statement with which I agree. It states:
"Torture violates the basic dignity of the human person that all religions, in their highest ideals, hold dear. It degrades everyone involved - policy-makers, perpetrators and victims.
It contradicts our nation's most cherished values. Any policies that permit torture and inhumane treatment are shocking and morally intolerable.
Nothing less is at stake in the torture abuse crisis than the soul of
our nation. What does it signify if torture is condemned in word but allowed in deed?"
I ask that you vote against this measure. Further, I ask that you and
your colleagues stand resolute in opposing all acts of this president to
weaken our moral standards in the name of national security.
Sincerely,
Lydia Howell
cc: President George W. Bush
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