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Play presents dim view of Patriot Act
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Saturday, February 25, 2006 (m)
Jihad Abdulmumit’s play, “The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same: From the Black Slave Codes to the Patriot Act,” will be performed at 7 tonight at Empire Theatre, 114 W. Broad St.
The drama, produced by For Our Children Productions, depicts possible [...]

An Open Letter to All Senators of the USA

STOP EXPANSION OF SECRET SERVICE, DEATH PENALTY AND IMPRISONMENT NOW!

PATRIOT ACT ALERT Vote NO to Cloture Vote Now! (m)
Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) have offered amendments (bordc.org/threats/legislation/amend-s2271.php) that would substantively improve the PATRIOT Act, but ONLY IF they are allowed to come to a vote.
(cloture vote scheduled February 28 at 2:30 p.m. EST)
Please Vote Against Cloture [...]

Call senators now to urge them to vote against (h) cloture on the Patriot Act reauthorization unless changes are made to protect civil liberties. Ask them to support the amendments urged by Sen. Russ Feing0ld (D-WI) and
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
Rather than make the changes needed, the most recent conference report adds new [...]

FindLaw
By JOHN W. DEAN
Friday, Feb. 24, 2006
Although the Bush Administration does not encourage public debate over decisions it has made regarding how to govern, more and more people are asking questions about the ways and means employed during this presidency.
In my last column, I addressed the seemingly irresolvable issue of the allocation of government powers [...]