[Peace] CIVIL LIBERTIES Action Alert

[Stuart Laird]

Oppose Unnecessary Expansion of State, Local Police
Authority in Illinois-
November 13, 2001

House Bill 2299 Grants Broad Authority for Indiscriminate Eavesdropping by 
State and Local Police!
Take Action! Forward to Your Friends!

Attorney General Jim Ryan has proposed a bill under the general heading of 
"anti-terrorism" containing several measures that pose serious threats to 
civil liberties! We have a new way for you to contact your representatives 
in the Illinois General Assembly: With just two (2) clicks on your mouse, 
you can read more about this proposal and send a free fax to your state 
representative and state senator urging him or her to oppose House Bill 
2299. To begin, go to our action alert at

<http://www.aclu.org/stateaction/expansion-il.html>.

Background
House Bill 2299 will be considered and, we anticipate, acted upon during 
the brief veto session of the Illinois General Assembly in November.
House Bill 2299 expands the death penalty, enhances law enforcement's 
capacity to wiretap telephone conversations and review electronic 
correspondence without sufficient judicial oversight, and includes seizure 
and forfeiture provisions that violate basic norms of due process - all 
sweeping changes in Illinois' criminal code.

Congress already has considered and acted upon a series of far-reaching 
proposals to expand the authority of federal law enforcement and 
intelligence services to investigate and prosecute terrorism. The Attorney 
General's proposals not only are an attack upon our basic civil liberties, 
they are unnecessary. State and local law enforcement in Illinois already 
participate in a federal counter-terrorism task force. The resources of the 
federal government should continue to be relied upon to lead the fight 
against terrorism.


For more information -

Resources available on the ACLU of Illinois website<http://www.aclu-il.org>
* A full and complete analysis of the civil liberties implications of House 
Bill 2299;
* Learn who your Representative is;
* Find the phone number and address for your legislators; and,
* Join the ACLU!

Thank you -

You action can make a difference!
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The most dangerous element in any society is ignorance.
                 -Emma Goldman
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