[PAA-Discuss] Stop the insanity, Senator!

Sat Feb 27 09:22:07 EST 2010

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Yesterday,  Attorney General Eric Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates 
 appealed to Congress to not drain funds from fair, federal trials:        

"We  have been unable to identify any precedent in the history of  our 
nation in which Congress has intervened in such a manner  to prohibit the 
prosecution of particular persons or  crimes." 

_Urge  12 key Senators to stop the insanity - protect fair, federal  
trials._ 
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Dear  Juli,

Our sources tell us that any day now Senator Lindsey  Graham's appalling 
legislation (S. 2977) could be hitting the Senate  floor. Graham's proposal 
takes a back-door approach at stopping  federal trials for those suspected of 
being involved in the  September 11th terrorist attacks - instead of 
flat-out opposing  action to move these detainees to facilities in the U.S.,  this 
legislation drains funding from the last hope we'll  have at fair September 
11th trials. 

If these men  are guilty, then our federal courts will reach that 
determination.  It is just wrong to cheat - and worse, even rob - them of their day  
in court. However, one-by-one we're seeing the Senators we  thought we could 
count on to uphold the rule of law, turning on  those values and backing 
this devious proposal.

Last  week, we asked you to pick up the phone and put both Senator Graham  
and the White House on notice that we would fight any attempt to  backtrack 
on federal trials. Now that they've been warned, it's our  time to strike! 

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We  need your help to shore up support for federal trials.  There are 12 
key Senators that we need to stand with us:  representing New York, Virginia, 
Pennsylvania, Washington,  Louisiana, Colorado, Indiana, North and South  
Dakota.

With their support, we can stop Graham's  legislation! _Email  these 
Senators now and urge them to stand for fair  trials!_ 
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Even if you don't live in one of these states, it  is imperative that these 
Senators hear from you - this issue cuts to  the heart of our democracy and 
affects us all. Of course, if you do  happen to live in one of these states 
(or know someone who does),  then we can't do this without you!

If Senator Graham's  legislation continues to gain momentum, it will force 
Attorney  General Eric Holder and President Obama into an impossible spot.  
They will have no choice but to accept military commissions  as the only 
alternative to fair, federal trials.  

And you and I both know the truth about military  commissions...  
    *   They are a poor substitute for federal trials; devised by  Senator 
Graham and other politicians, not the military!  
    *   The only things these kangaroo courts can accomplish are  biased 
convictions and the prolonged cover-up of U.S.-sanctioned  torture.  
    *   They don't meet anyone's standards for fairness - by U.S.,  
international or U.S. military standards. In fact, they wholly  undermine the 
international human rights framework!  
It only takes a moment to fight back against the  insanity!

_Send  an email to these 12 key Senators and tell them how important they  
are in our fight to protect fair, federal trials and human rights  for all!_ 
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In Solidarity, 

Njambi  Good
Counter Terror with Justice Campaign Director
Amnesty  International USA

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