FROM THE GOOD FOLK AT ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM ... Sign the Declaration Against American Torture
Hearings on the appointment of Alberto Gonzales to attorney general of the United States will begin this Thursday, January 6. Serious questions still remain regarding Gonzales' apparent advocacy of torture as a legitimate practice by American soldiers, government agents and contractors. ActForChange has teamed up with True Majority, MoveOn, FaithfulAmerica, Sojourners and Win Without War to call on Alberto Gonzales, nominee for chief law enforcement officer of the United States, members of the U.S. Senate, and other responsible government officials, to sign a Declaration Against Torture, unequivocally renouncing all forms of torture and abuse as instruments of American policy. The Attorney General is charged with protecting the civil liberties of every American, and the American public must be assured that the person who holds the job is up to that task. Click here to read the complete Declaration Against Torture and to take action!
http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/edCO0FFlNw0COb0t140Eh

QUOTE OF THE DAY ... There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. "Art of War" by Sun-Tzu [Chapter 2, Paragraph 6]

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL AMERICANS FROM TRUEMAJORITY.ORG - America Needs Honest Elections - Congress This Week Can Make It Clear
The whole world now knows what went on in Ohio and other states on Election Day, and we simply can't let it happen anymore. We know that many Americans in inner cities were prevented from voting by eight-hour lines. We know that local officials changed the rules on which votes they counted. We know that technicians from computerized voting companies were allowed to tamper with balloting machines unsupervised. Elections with those sorts of problems are not honest. The winners of these tainted elections assert that their outcomes didn't depend on the fraud. But in sports, referees don't wait until the outcome of the game is in jeopardy before calling penalties and enforcing the rules.

Nowhere in the Constitution does it describe some acceptable level of denying Americans their votes. When Congress meets this Thursday, January 6, we'll have a good opportunity to make it clear that Americans want every vote counted, period. That same Constitution also directs Congress to ratify the result of the presidential election in order to make it official. This Thursday, Representative John Conyers (D-Michigan) plans to challenge the voting tally from his state, and if even one senator joins him, Congress will be compelled to debate the widespread problems that have been exposed. This Congress isn't going to overturn the election, but it would be forced into a debate that would serve as a national teach-in on voting rights, computer voting that can't be audited and the continued suppression of minority votes. In short - Honest Elections or not? If you wish to edit the message, or if this message was forwarded to you from someone else, click here to send a message to your senators:
http://truemajority.kintera.org/conyers

Asking that they join Rep. Conyers in forcing this important debate toward Honest Elections. After you've sent your message, forward this message to everyone you know who supports the idea of honest elections. Thank you! Peace & Solidarity!