RE: In Defense of Freedom

From: Aregood, Michael (maregood@comcastpc.com)
Date: Tue Sep 25 2001 - 22:53:04 CEST

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    -argo

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    From: Jason Witherspoon [mailto:arzachel@speakeasy.org]
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    Subject: In Defense of Freedom

    Please forward widely:

    http://www.indefenseoffreedom.org/

    "On September 20, 2001 at the National Press Club in Washington, more than
    150 organizations, 300 law professors, and 40 computer scientists expressed
    support for the following declaration:

    IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM

    1. On September 11, 2001 thousands of people lost their lives in a brutal
    assault on the American people and the American form of government. We
    mourn the loss of these innocent lives and insist that those who
    perpetrated these acts be held accountable.

    2. This tragedy requires all Americans to examine carefully the steps our
    country may now take to reduce the risk of future terrorist attacks.

    3. We need to consider proposals calmly and deliberately with a
    determination not to erode the liberties and freedoms that are at the core
    of the American way of life.

    4. We need to ensure that actions by our government uphold the principles
    of a democratic society, accountable government and international law, and
    that all decisions are taken in a manner consistent with the Constitution.

    5. We can, as we have in the past, in times of war and of peace, reconcile
    the requirements of security with the demands of liberty.

    6. We should resist the temptation to enact proposals in the mistaken
    belief that anything that may be called anti-terrorist will necessarily
    provide greater security.

    7. We should resist efforts to target people because of their race,
    religion, ethnic background or appearance, including immigrants in general,
    Arab Americans and Muslims.

    8. We affirm the right of peaceful dissent, protected by the First
    Amendment, now, when it is most at risk.

    9. We should applaud our political leaders in the days ahead who have the
    courage to say that our freedoms should not be limited.

    10. We must have faith in our democratic system and our Constitution, and
    in our ability to protect at the same time both the freedom and the
    security of all Americans."

    Among the organizations that signed:

    American Association of University Women
    American Civil Liberties Union
    American Conservative Union
    American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
    American Humanist Association
    American Liberty Foundation
    American Muslim Alliance
    Americans for Tax Reform
    Amnesty International - USA
    Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs
    Catholic Vote.org
    Center for Democracy and Technology
    Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
    Common Cause
    Competitive Enterprise Institute
    Eagle Forum
    Electronic Frontier Foundation
    Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
    Federation of American Scientists
    God Bless America
    Gun Owners of America
    Harvard Information Infrastructure Project at Harvard University,
    Human Rights Watch
    International Religious Liberty Association
    Japanese American Citizens League
    Libertarian Party
    Lindesmith Center - Drug Policy Foundation
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
    National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
    National Lawyers Guild
    People for the American Way,
    Second Amendment Foundation
    Seventh-Day Adventist Church
    Sixty Plus Association

    How Can Individuals Help? Endorse In Defense of Freedom.

    http://www.indefenseoffreedom.org/

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