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INFORMATION on HJM40 See the Memorial One Page Overview of HJM40 - Global Dialog Project Speaking Points on HJM40 - by the NM ACLU Talking Points on HJM40 - courtesy of the Global Dialog Project The Big Picture: Key Reasons Not to Destroy Our Constitutional Freedoms -Global Dialog Project What HJM40 Does -Global Dialog Project "The rights of all men are diminished if the rights of any man are denied." -John F. Kennedy Join our discussion list Join the events-announcement list |
TO ALL YOUTH CLAIM YOUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS! Your freedoms and constitutional rights are being given away by your representatives --before you even have them. Since 9-11, the federal government has responded to threat of terrorism by infringing and violating the guaranteed freedoms of Americans. New Mexico has a chance to say ‘No!’ to federal violations of our freedoms*, but we need YOUR help to do it! In the name of their teenage children, some New Mexican Senators are saying ‘we need to give up some freedoms’ - so they blocked passage of state legislation to protect constitutional rights of all New Mexicans. Senate Joint Memorial 30 was tabled last week in committee, but we can still get House Joint Memorial 40 through the legislature - if we stand up and speak out! (see www.global-dialog.org for details or go to http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/memorials/house/HJM040.html) To ALL YOUTH: please attend the HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE hearing, Rm 309, Capitol Building, this Monday, March 3, after school - to tell your representatives *yourselves* that they are NOT to give up your freedoms or to use you as an excuse to trade freedom for so-called security. If you cannot attend the hearing, please In the cc: section, put jlarryglover@earthlink.net (This is so we can print out copies and hand deliver them to each member of the committee as well, in case they ignore their email) In the Subject section, cut and paste:: HJM40: Affirming OUR civil rights and liberties In the main body of the letter: No evidence has been presented that these violations of our rights would make us safer -and our real security is based on the freedoms guaranteed us by the Founders over 200 years ago. Let’s not let our representatives throw our freedoms away out of fear! The hearing is supposed to start at 1:30, but is usually hours late starting, so please come when school is out. Remember, when your comments are invited by the committee chair on whether yuo support HJM40, speak your truth, give yuor support to HJ40, but be brief and polite - we want to turn our anger to constructive action, not have it backfire on us. Coordinator at the hearing: Valerie Gremillion. If you'd like to be the youth coordinator, for your group or in general, please call her at (505)310-8509.