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Dear Friend,
I wanted to send you a quick note to be sure you were the first to hear some encouraging news: Today, Senator Harkin introduced a bill to close the Guantanamo Bay prison 120 days after passage.
This is a huge step in the right direction, but we have to act now to keep the momentum.
Email Congress: Support Senator Harkin's bill to close the Guantanamo prison.
If Congress hears from enough of us, the bill to shut down the Guantanamo detention facility could really pick up momentum by June 26th. On that day, activists around the country will join the ACLU for our Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice.
Senator Harkin's bill, which was just introduced, is an excellent, comprehensive solution. It would close the Guantanamo prison and end indefinite detention by requiring the government to get its act together and finally charge anyone alleged to have committed a crime.
Please urge your senators to co-sponsor Senator Harkin's bill. Or, read more first.
Then, sign up to join us this June 26th in Washington, D.C. for our Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice.
By doing these two things, you can help restore the America that we all believe in. If we don't take a moral stand and start making America a place where our government's behavior is consistent with our values, who will? And when?
When I started at the ACLU just four days before September 11, 2001, I never could have anticipated the civil liberties and human rights challenges we would be facing today. But through it all, members and activists like you have been fighting harder than we ever could have imagined. You’ve taken action, signed petitions and sent millions of emails fighting to keep things from getting worse. Now, we have a real opportunity to make things better.
Please urge your senators to co-sponsor Senator Harkin's bill.
Then, sign up to join us this June 26th in Washington, D.C. for our Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice.
Thank you so much for your involvement today as we fight to reclaim our constitutional heritage and restore the full vibrancy of our democracy.
Sincerely,
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director, ACLU
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