[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Unconstitutional!

[C. G. Estabrook]

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> From: "David Segal" <info at demandprogress.org>
> Date: June 18, 2012 2:38:52 PM CDT
> To: "C G Estabrook" <cge at shout.net>
> Subject: Unconstitutional!
> Reply-To: "David Segal" <info at demandprogress.org>
>
>
> Let's take a moment to remember what's at stake:
>
> Our own government asserts that the military has the right to lock  
> you -- civilians, even American citizens -- up indefinitely, without  
> charge or trial, if it decides that you're really really bad.
>
> It's still astounding to consider, even six months after it became  
> the law.
>
> Please click here to support our ongoing efforts to put an end to  
> indefinite detention.  We're trying to raise $20,000 this week.
>
> It is ONLY because of the lawsuit by Chris Hedges, Tangerine Bolen,  
> Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, and others that the current position  
> of the federal courts is that indefinite detention is  
> unconstitutional.
>
> This case could eventually reach the Supreme Court.
>
> Tens of thousands of Demand Progress members have supported that  
> lawsuit -- and more than 200,000 have urged congress to oppose  
> indefinite detention, generating ever-growing support for our cause.
>
> Now we need to raise funds to keep the fight alive: Our goal is to  
> raise $20,000 to support the efforts of Demand Progress,  
> RevolutionTruth, and the plaintiffs' lawyers, so we can keep  
> contesting indefinite detention on every front that's open.
>
> (Your donation will also help fund Demand Progress's ongoing work  
> against CISPA and in support of Internet freedom.)
>
> Please help us reach our ambitious fundraising goal -- Click here to  
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>
> Our success to date has been amazing -- and because we've won in  
> court and helped foment opposition to indefinite detention in  
> Congress, we're now invested in an effort that could drag out for  
> some time.
>
> The extraordinary attorneys Bruce Afran and Carl Mayer have been  
> working for free -- but court costs are piling up, and they've got  
> to feed their families.
>
> We expect Obama to appeal federal judge Katherine Forrest's  
> decision, and we need your help to make sure the lawyers can keep on  
> fighting as the government continues its crusade against our dearly- 
> held civil liberties.
>
> This case could be headed all the way to the Supreme Court.
>
> Please click here to help us keep up our anti-indefinite detention  
> efforts -- there are more than one million of you, and as little as  
> 10, 25, or 50 dollars apiece makes a TREMENDOUS difference.
>
> Demand Progress and RevolutionTruth have dedicated a huge proportion  
> of our (rather modest) resources to the cause of blocking indefinite  
> detention.
>
> The campaigns have been successful beyond our wildest imaginations:  
> We're winning in court, and a bipartisan coalition in the House came  
> close to killing indefinite detention a few weeks ago.
>
> As the battle moves to the Senate and to a higher federal court, our  
> organizations need your help so we can keep our work going.
>
> (Demand Progress will, of course, also be fighting CISPA and doing  
> other work to promote civil liberties and maintain a free and open  
> Internet.)
>
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>
> Thanks for standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us as we continue this  
> critical work.
>
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