Who is going to hold the President accountable for breaking the law?

That question should be on the tip of every American’s tongue following revelations that President Bush authorized the illegal wiretapping of an undisclosed number of U.S. citizens and legal residents.

On Tuesday, April 11 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, ACLU members will have a rare opportunity to tune in via webcast to a national ACLU townhall meeting discussing the legal implications and most recent developments in Congress regarding President Bush’s illegal order authorizing the National Security Agency to spy on Americans.

This webcast (see details for access below) will include Anthony Romero, ACLU Executive Director, John Dean, former White House counsel, and Laurence H. Tribe, Harvard Professor of Constitutional Law, among other panelists.

Please, invite friends and civil liberties advocates to watch this critical event.

The Senate Republican leadership is sponsoring two bills that would retroactively ratify the president’s illegal actions, thereby whitewashing this stunning civil rights abuse. It is imperative that ACLU members contact their Congressional representatives to:

* oppose legislation allowing warrantless surveillance of Americans, and
* support appointing a special counsel to investigate President Bush’s misuse of authority regarding surveillance without warrants on private citizens.

Unless Americans act now, Congress will allow this issue to go unchallenged.

Our Congressional delegates will be home April 10-21. E-mail or call them at

Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico @ 346.6601
Email Address: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov

Representative Heather A. Wilson of New Mexico @ 323.9017
Email Address: http://wilson.house.gov/Contact.asp

Representative Thomas Udall of New Mexico @ 994.0499
Email Address: http://www.tomudall.house.gov/feedback.cfm?campaign=Udall&type=Helping%20You%20

Here’s what you need to watch the webcast. If a group is interested in watching from the Albuquerque affiliate office, please call Joyce @ 266.5916 ext. 1003 or e-m at communications@aclu-nm.org

WATCH NOW
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Read more about illegal spying on Americans and the ACLU’s lawsuit challenging the NSA. At www.aclu.org

Joyce Briscoe
Legislative Advocate
ACLU of New Mexico
PO Box 566
Albuquerque, NM 87103
go to our website at www.aclu-nm.org