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Generate a letter to your New Mexico State Senator to support HJM40: Affirming Civil Rights and Liberties. HJM40 helps protect New Mexicans against invasive and unconstitutinoal actions of the federal government that reduce personal freedoms like freedom of speech, assembly, and religion, and reduce our rights to a fair trial, to privacy, and access to public information. As Americans, we are guaranteed these rights! And please note: none of these actions by our own government would have prevented 9-11, they merely divert our precious resources to investigating Americans rather than the terrorists. Feel free to add or change words or substitute your own personal writing, but do take note of the following: Legislators respond well to cordiality; hearing about your specific concerns (with more detail than is provided here ) around the loss of particular rights and freedoms, concern for friends or family who may be at risk, etc., is very useful; Adding URLS or quotes from online documents they can check may be useful/appropriate; GENERATE A LETTER: Start a new email and : In the TO: line : paste the email address of your Representative You can find out who your representative is by calling your County Clerk, or by going to http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/directory/directory.dbq?command=statedir&state=NM and putting your zipcode in the search 'By Zip Code' section. Once you know that, find out how to reach your state Senator by going to http://legis.state.nm.us/senatealpha.asp and scrolling down to find your Senator's name, email address, and phone number. In the Subject section, cut and paste: your senator's name In the main body of the letter: Cut and paste the Heading into your email , then 1. Choose either a, b, or c from the First Section, 2. then choose either a, b, or c from the Second Section, 3. then choose either a, b, or c from the Third Section, 4. then add or change anything else you like to personalize your letter, and 5. Copy or write an ending, and sign your name and other information about yourself HEADING: Dear Senator(your senator's name here) FIRST SECTION:(choose one) a. As your constituent, I urge you to support and vote yes on HJM40, Affirming Civil Rights and Liberties. b. As your constituent, I request that you please vote 'yes' on HJM40, Affirming Civil Rights and Liberties. c. As your constituent, I strongly request that you support and vote for HJM40, Affirming Civil Rights and Liberties. SECOND SECTION: (choose one) a. Please support the rights of your constituents as guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, against recent actions by the federal branch that infringe on these rights, by voting 'yes' for HJM40. I am concerned for my own personal rights to freedom of speech, of assembly, and to privacy, and for the rights of my fellow citizens as well. b. I am concerned that my privacy and my rights are being violated by federal legislation like the USA PATRIOT Act, and am concerned for friends who are immigrants that their legal protections have been lost. I request that you help protect these rights by voting in support of HJM40. c. Please honor the oath you swore upon entering office to uphold the United States Constitution, by rejecting the unconstitutional actions of the federal government and its infringements on the rights of New Mexicans - vote 'yes' on HJM40.You have my strongest support in doing so. Substitute or add your own section here - tell a story that is relevant, add further comments or a URL that explains your concerns, etc SECTION THREE: (choose one) a. I respectfully request that you vote in support of HJM40, in order to protect the safety, the well-being, and the rights of New Mexicans. I will find it difficult to support you as a candidate if you do not believe in upholding basic American freedoms like the Bill of Rights. b. Our freedoms are the most important thing for us to protect, as they are the real basis of the security of our nation. Conserving the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is the best way for us to make sure that the terrorists do not destroy our freedoms. c. Please remember your precious responsibility for protecting the safety, wellbeing, and the rights of New Mexicans. HJM40 supports our rights and freedoms as Americans, and addresses my personal concerns for privacy and freedom. I strongly request that you vote to support it. Substitute or add your own section here. ENDING: Thank you for your time and your vote of 'yes' on HJM40! Sincerely, YOUR NAME, NUMBER, ADDRESS etc.