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Welcome! Join our discussion list Join the events-announcement list | Cut and paste in part or whole into your mailer, or paste into word, notepad, etc to print out Fellow New Mexican- I know that you care about the freedoms that you are guaranteed as an American, but you may not be aware of how these freedoms are under attack. Federal legislation, Presidential Executive Orders, and Edicts by Attorney General John Ashcroft all violate the Bill of Rights, invade your privacy, and jeopardize your rights to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, to public information, and to due process. Further federal proposals will create domestic spying networks without supervision, and enable the government to strip you of ALL constitutional rights. There are two memorials in the New Mexico legislature, now in session, which would begin to protect us from these violations of our American rights and freedoms without jeopardizing security against terrorism. They are entitled Affirming Civil Rights And Liberties; Declaring Opposition To Federal Measures That Infringe On Civil Liberties - Senate Joint Memorial 30 (SJM30) http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/memorials/senate/SJM030.html and House Joint Memorial 40 (SJM40), Sponsored by Cisco McSorley and Rep Max Coll, respectively. These memorials would go a long way toward protecting New Mexicans against abuses of our civil liberties that have happened before and are already happening now here in our state. But some of our Senators have already prevented SJM30 from passing the Rules Committee! Some, Sens. Maes (D, Santa Fe) and Griego(D, Santa Fe), through their absence during the crucial vote in committee on Feb 20, and others – Republican Senators Rod Adair, Stuart Ingle, and Allen Hurt, because they have rejected SJM30 and tis protections, and have stated that “we have to give up freedoms”. Sen Duran sat silently while their attack on our constitutional rights occurred. Yet the freedoms they are willing to give up are ours! These are the same freedoms that protect us from being illegally and secretly detained or arrested, denied access to a lawyer, or illegally interrogated for hours about our political views or stance on war – all of which happened last week in Santa Fe. These freedoms also protect us from secret break-ins of our homes and businesses, secret trials, and FBI infiltration of our churches, political, or social organizations – all of which are currently allowed under unconstitutional federal policy. These federal actions do not protect us against terrorism – they merely squander our scarce resources on surveillance and abuse of Americans. However, they do destroy the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and the rule of law, and in violating American rights and freedoms, these federal actions destroy the very freedoms they are sworn to protect. If you care about your freedoms, if you want to insure your children experience the same rights and freedoms as you have, if you believe the tactics of a police state are un-American - PLEASE contact the following senators and demand that they uphold the Constitution they have sworn to protect. You elected them to protect your rights, not to toss them away – so remind them that they should uphold those freedoms by supporting SJM30 ! You can reach your own Senator (and it doesn’t hurt to tell all the other Senators that they have betrayed the rights of New Mexicans) by calling or emailing them: Rod Adair (R, Roswell) (505) 986-4385 EMAIL: rod.adair@state.nm.us Subject:SJM30 Allen Hurt (R, Waterflow) (505) 986-4373 EMAIL: Senate@state.nm.us Subject: Allen Hurt - SJM30 Stuart Ingle (R, Portales) (505) 986-4702 EMAIL: Senate@state.nm.us Subject: Stuart Ingle Diane Duran(R, Tularosa) (505) 986-4701 EMAIL: Senate@state.nm.us Subject: Diane Duran - SJM30 Roman Maes (D, Santa Fe) (505) 986-4856 EMAIL: Senate@state.nm.us Subject:Roman Maes - SJM30 Phil Griego (D, Santa Fe) (505)986-4265 EMAIL: phil.griego@state.nm.us Subject:SJM30 There are other things you can do right now to speak out and prevent the abuse and violation of the liberties we are guaranteed as Americans: 1-contact your local media and ask them to report on the subject; 2-contact your State Representative and request that he/she support House Joint Memorial 40 (HJM40) – see this page for their contact numbers: http://legis.state.nm.us/house.asp or call the Statehouse at (505) 986-4300 3. Check our webpages for what you can do to protect the freedoms that make America great: http://www.global-dialog.org - Main page; Page on what you can do: http://www.global-dialog.org/mvd/mvl.cgi?NextName=w.whatyoucandoNM.html 4. Join an email announcement list to keep you updated – just sign up at http://www.global-dialog.org/mailman/listinfo/civlib-announce For additional information on this issue and campaign: Go to the website: www.global-dialog.org Email us with suggestions or questions: democracy@global-dialog.org Call Global Dialog at (505)982-6796 Our freedoms are the foundation of the best things about America – our culture, our religions, our economy, our justice systems, and the future of our children. Don’t let these things be destroyed through your inaction: we can choose a better world. Thank you for your concern and support!