New Jersey Accountabilty & Justice

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Cosponsor the State Secrets Protection Act
This is a bill to deny presidents the power to keep information secret from even a closed court of law by claiming "state secrets." While this power was abused greatly by President Bush, this bill was reintroduced by leading Democrats because President Obama began abusing this power. This is a rare instance of Congress standing up for itself (er, for the courts, but walking begins with baby steps) despite the party membership of those involved. Your representative and senators should be willing to sign onto this regardless of their party or politics. The House version (HR 984) has 16 cosponsors. The Senate version (S 417) has 6. Learn more:
http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/39739

Impeach Jay Bybee
If Congress wanted all of its powers to start flowing back up Capitol Hill, it would reclaim the power of impeachment, and it has a perfect opportunity. John Yoo didn't write those torture memos alone. His boss was Jay Bybee, and Bybee's signature is on memos that amount to confessions to felonies. Meanwhile, Bybee is serving as a federal judge in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. That the people of San Francisco and their Congresswoman who serves as Speaker of the House tolerate this is a disgrace. Any member of Congress of any party and from any state can introduce an article of impeachment or a bill to initiate impeachment hearings. Learn more:
http://afterdowningstreet.org/bybee

Ask Eric Holder to Appoint a Special Prosecutor
In June 2008, 56 Democratic Congress members, led by Congressman John Conyers, wrote to Attorney General Mukasey asking for a Special Prosecutor. Conyers and Congressman Jerrold Nadler wrote to Mukasey again in December 2008. Please ask them to re-send these letters to the new Attorney General, Eric Holder. Nadler says he's drafting a new letter. The demand for prosecution has been supported by many members of the House and Senate. Almost 200 organizations are calling for a special prosecutor, as are almost 50,000 Americans. Ask your representative and senators to work with Nadler or on their own to publicly ask Holder to do what the law requires. Learn more:
http://prosecutebushcheney.org

 

 

Demand JOHN YOO be Fired :

 

J. Bradford DeLong, Professor of Economics at Berkeley, sent a letter to the chancellor, bravely calling for the firing of John Yoo,  a fellow professor at Berkeley, who authored many of the memos justifying torture  and asserted,  during time of war, the President could wiretap,  use the nation’s military within the U. S. and abrogate foreign treaties.

 

Please show your support for the firing of Yoo by writing a letter to :

Chancellor Birgeneau 

California Hall, University of California at Berkeley,

Berkeley, CA 94720-3880

                                    or call him at 510-642-7464 

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 Directly email  US Attorney General Holder at the US Justice Department, ask him to appoint

          a Special Prosecutor at ask-doj@usdoj.gov  or call 202-514-2001

 

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Special Prosecutor for Bush War Crimes - 

         Sign Petition to  Attorney General Eric Holder, to appoint a Special Prosecutor   

         http://www.democrats.com/special-prosecutor-for-bush-war-crimes

 

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Tell Congress: Impeach Judge Jay Bybee.

          Jay Bybee, gave the Bush Administration legal cover to wiretap Americans without court approval, to send prisoners 

          overseas where they were likely to be tortured, to use U.S. military forces for domestic purposes, and other actions 

          that previously would have been considered unconstitutional.

          http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/impeach_bybee/?r=3018&id=2872-1344048-gJfSqUx

 

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CCR Petition on Accountability and Prosecutions for Bush Administration Crimes.

            Help us make the point by signing on to our petition.

            http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/383/t/4089/petition.jsp? petition_KEY=1862

 

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CCR - Take Action to End Torture and Hold Health Professionals Accountable 

           Please join us in urging President Obama and Congress to fully investigate torture and abuse, and to hold   

           accountable those responsible.

           http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/383/t/4089/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26713

 

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 LONG LIST of Action Items at ProsecuteBushCheney.org

           Please read over the list carefully and decide which actions you wish for our group to pursue locally.

 

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IndictBushNow : No to Commission – Yes to Prosecution Petition

Insist that George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and other high officials be indicted and prosecuted for their criminal actions. Please take a moment now and click here to send a letter to your elected officials.