Dear friend,
Co-Sponsor Sen. Dodd's LegislationLast October, at the height of campaign season, the Senate voted to pass the Military Commissions Act. This law allows President Bush to hold detainees indefinitely without charging them and gives the president the authority to interpret the definition of torture under the Geneva Conventions.
As I said at the time, this law is not only unconstitutional and at odds with our values as Americans, it puts our troops in jeopardy and does great damage to our nation's moral standing in the world.
Almost immediately after the passage of the bill, our senior senator from Connecticut, Chris Dodd, took the lead in working to repeal it.
This week, Sen. Dodd is introducing legislation to restore habeas corpus protections for detainees and repeal the unconstitutional provisions of the Military Commissions Act.
Will you sign on as a citizen co-sponsor?
http://www.chrisdodd.com/habeas
Chris was helpful to our campaign during the general election, and he is courageously addressing a range of serious issues in the Senate, including taking the lead in forcing a real change in strategy in Iraq.
This legislation is a chance for the Senate to start asserting our true American values again by unequivocally rejecting the gravely mistaken Administration policies on detainee treatment - policies which have only made us less safe.
Please join Sen. Dodd - along with co-sponsors Sen. Menendez (D-NJ), Sen. Leahy (D-VT), and Sen. Feingold (D-WI) - and consider becoming a citizen co-sponsor of the "Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007":
http://www.chrisdodd.com/habeas
And let your representatives who voted for the Military Commissions Act know that you expect more from them.
Thanks,
Ned
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