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<div>From: "J&P Robbins"
<robbins@downeast.net></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0000FF"> Here's a
simple action (sent by Pat Wheeler) for those who want to participate
in mass actions. Scroll down to "Send president Bush a copy of
the constitution" . It's on the CCR web site and easy to do. They
have over 35,000 letters and copies ready to go and are hoping to
reach 50,000.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0000FF">I
just visited the site, it's very simple.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#0000FF">Judy
R. </font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="+2"
color="#000000"><b>Subject:</b></font><font size="+2"><b> "The
Most Important Case of the Decade" - Tomorrow! Take Action to
Move Beyond Guantánamo!</b></font></blockquote>
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href="mailto:ccr@mail.democracyinaction.org"><font
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<blockquote type="cite" cite> <font face="Courier New"
size="+3"><b> center<font color="#A7AB74"> for</font>
constitutional<font color="#A7AB74"> rights</font></b></font>
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Dear patricia,<br>
<br>
Tomorrow, December 5, the Center for Constitutional Rights will return
to the Supreme Court for part III of what The New York Times has
called "the most important civil rights case in 50 years."
Please <a
href=
"http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=t7lcJss6V5ZDtRY4oEMoq7L35xjLncnE"><span
></span>go to our website</a> to learn more about the arguments and
principles at stake in this Guantánamo case.You can also <a
href=
"http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rMoJUdmEVjUOuO%2FtirauaLL35xjLncnE"><span
></span>listen to the arguments</a> in real time tomorrow on C-SPAN
radio beginning at 11:15 EST.<br>
<br>
In the lead up to this historic argument, CCR has been undertaking a <a
href=
"http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=b7meVL5Ps3AV4uKD%2BeqtsLL35xjLncnE"><span
></span>major campaign</a> to highlight the importance of this case.
As part of this campaign we produced a television ad featuring actor
and activist Danny Glover speaking about Bush administration's
destruction of the Constitution. This ad was rejected by Fox News,
their explanation being that we could "not document that Bush is
in fact 'destroying' the Constitution." It is airing tonight in
the DC area on CNN and MSNBC.<br>
<br>
<a
href=
"http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mp75Q9AbnP7zo1zfGDRqMcYlcVrJLLBf"><span
></span>Read more and watch the video</a>.<br>
<br>
But the serious story behind the ad is CCR's historic case before the
Supreme Court, which will in all likelihood determine once and for all
whether there is a constitutional right to habeas corpus - that is, a
fair hearing before a real court - for everyone detained by the U.S.
government at Guantánamo.<br>
<br>
<a
href=
"http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EAq6OGiJRJn3lNq83Ax8G7L35xjLncnE"><span
></span>Read more about<i> Al Odah v. United States</i> and<i>
Boumediene v. Bush</i> here.</a><br>
<br>
This new case goes Beyond Guantánamo - we are directly challenging
President Bush's unprecedented power grab, his use of torture in
violation of domestic and international law, and his assertion that he
can hold anyone indefinitely anywhere in the world on his word alone.
The case also challenges the 2006 Republican Congress's attempt to
clear his way with its passage of the Military Commissions Act.<br>
<br>
In 2004, CCR won the first Guantánamo Supreme Court case -<i> Rasul
v. Bush</i> - when the Supreme Court ruled that the men at
Guantánamo have the fundamental right to challenge their
detention.<br>
<br>
Even though you're not in D.C. to see the arguments, you can still
take action to make sure that our rights - and our Constitution - are
rescued from the hands of the Bush administration, where they have
been systematically shredded for the past seven years:<br>
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<ul>
<li><a
href=
"http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=okOfM4Rb7bMK%2FmSe8wfw6MYlcVrJLLBf"><span
></span>Send President Bush a copy of the Constitution</a> (something
he seems to have forgotten about);
<li><a
href=
"http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LGNLL2Z6Zhp1BwlNXVqUarL35xjLncnE"><span
></span>Watch the controversial video</a> with Danny Glover that was
rejected by Fox News;
<li><a
href=
"http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2j6Y4QjWiJxCqH5qXaXk%2BsYlcVrJLLBf"><span
></span>Watch other videos</a> of Eve Ensler and Vanessa Redgrave
speaking out against Guantánamo and forward them to your friends and
family; or
<li><a
href=
"http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lUfozMdQRZ6iMB3Q2K3UN7L35xjLncnE"><span
></span>Attend a local event tomorrow</a>, check our calendar of
events for actions near you.</ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>We need your help to restore the damage
done to our most basic rights: join us today and take action to Rescue
the Constitution. Let's move Beyond Guantánamo.</blockquote>
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