[Active-l] (CALL) (NOW) Call Congress - demand restoration of Habeas Corpus in Federal law.

[Dara (R'ykandar Korra'ti)]

	Now is the time to phone Congressional Representatives - NOT just  
your individual legislators, ANYBODY and EVERYBODY, I've got a list  
down below - to demand the Democrats restore Habeus Corpus under  
Federal law. The time is _now_. Not later, not sometime next week,  
but _now_. Apparently certain members of the spineless Democratic  
leadership are _afraid_ that this will be used against them by the  
_fascist_ party. To wit: fuck that. What the fuck do you think got  
you elected? Restore Habeas Corpus. Now.
	Here's Andrew Sullivan's take on it, and Direct Democracy's list of  
phone numbers.
					- Dara

----- Andrew Sullivan -----
Quote for the Day
10 May 2007 10:47 am

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/05/ 
quote_for_the_d_12.html

"So how about it Senators Clinton and Obama? You too John Edwards.  
It's not your vote yet, but you could sure tell us where you stand on  
what should be the least controversial topic of our time: respect for  
habeas corpus (a well established principle in the Western tradition  
since...the freakin' Magna Carta!).  If you can't spine up about  
that, what good are you. Habeas corpus is deal breaker territory," -  
Eric Martin, American Footprints.

Here's a list of congressmen to call. I'm saddened but not surprised  
that only the "left" part of the blogosphere is fighting for this  
most basic and ancient of political liberties. But there you go.  
That's what American conservatism has now become. Just count me out,  
okay?


----- Direct Democracy -----
Habeas Restoration: Move Quick
by Matt Stoller, Tue May 08, 2007 at 06:07:08 PM EST

http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/5/8/1878/41129

I'm told there's an outside shot that House Democrats on the Armed  
Services Committee will put a restoration of habeas corpus into the  
Defense Department Authorization Bill being marked up tomorrow and  
Thursday.  Apparently Chairman Skelton has the votes but there are  
concerns about whether to have this fight now.

Now's the time to let them know that this is something that we  
elected them to get done.  There's a bit of fear that this vote could  
put freshmen members at risk, though I don't really know why as the  
data on this isn't compelling and the attack ads just didn't work in  
2006.

The most important members to contact are Ike Skelton, antiwar  
freshmen, and members of the Armed Services Committee.  Pelosi and  
Hoyer would be good too.  Each link below goes to that member's email  
form, and their phone numbers are to the right.  I've only included  
Democratic members of the committee since the decision on whether to  
make a vote will be made within the party - the full list of Armed  
Service members is here.

Call and ask them to restore habeas corpus and put it in the Defense  
Department Authorization bill.  This is an especially important  
message to deliver to freshmen members who have the moral credibility  
of having been in elected in 2006 in the teeth of Republican fear- 
mongering.

Leadership
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (202) 225-4965
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (202) 225-4131

Armed Services Committee Democrats
Ike Skelton, Missouri, Chairman, 202-225-2876
John Spratt, South Carolina, 202-225-5501
Solomon P. Ortiz, Texas, (202) 225-7742
Gene Taylor, Mississippi, 202 225-5772
Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii, (202) 225-2726
Marty Meehan, Massachusetts, (202) 225-3411
Silvestre Reyes, Texas, (202) 225-4831
Vic Snyder, Arkansas, 202-225-2506
Adam Smith, Washington, (202) 225-8901
Loretta Sanchez, California, 202-225-5859
Mike McIntyre, North Carolina,  (202) 225-2731
Ellen O. Tauscher, California,  (202) 225-1880
Robert A. Brady, Pennsylvania, (202) 225-4731
Robert Andrews, New Jersey, 202-225-6501
Susan A. Davis, California, (202) 225-2040
Rick Larsen, Washington, (202) 225-2605
Jim Cooper, Tennessee, 202-225-4311
Jim Marshall, Georgia, 202-225-4311
Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Guam, (202) 225-1188
Mark Udall, Colorado, (202) 225-2161
Dan Boren, Oklahoma, (202) 225-2701
Brad Ellsworth, Indiana, (202) 225-4636
Nancy Boyda, Kansas, (202) 225-6601
Patrick Murphy, Pennsylvania, (202) 225-4276
Hank Johnson, Georgia, (202) 225-1605
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire,(202) 225-5456
Joe Courtney, Connecticut, (202) 225-2076
David Loebsack, Iowa, 202.225.6576
Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, (202) 225-5614
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania, (202) 225-2011
Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, (202) 225-2542
Elijah Cummings, Maryland, (202) 225-4741
Kendrick Meek, Florida, 202-225-4506
Kathy Castor, Florida, (202)225-3376
Please rip this list off and spread it far and wide.