[PDI] URGENT: Less than 24 hours before a huge vote

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From: "Chris Anders, ACLU" <aclu@aclu.org>
Date: May 17, 2012 5:45 PM
Subject: URGENT: Less than 24 hours before a huge vote
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Dear Daniel,

Today, we have a chance to stop a serious wrong — we can pass a new law
explicitly banning indefinite detention on U.S. soil.

No one anywhere in the world should be picked up by the military far from a
battlefield and locked away without charge or trial. We may not be able to
fix the problem for the whole world right now. But, in the next 24 hours,
we can make it clear that the United States is off-limits to indefinite
military detention.

Ask your member of Congress to prohibit indefinite military detention in
the U.S. and support the Smith-Amash amendment to the
NDAA.<http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=Kjwel0ruwgJaNjFkkIojow>

A bipartisan group of House members is putting forward the Smith-Amash
amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). *It makes clear
that no U.S. president has the power to use the military to imprison people
here in the U.S. without charge or trial and hold them indefinitely.*

Indefinite military detention in the U.S. is unconstitutional and illegal
and we don't believe last year's NDAA allows it — but some top senators
continue to think it is perfectly okay — and permitted by the NDAA.

The vote could come at any moment. We need to reach members of Congress
right now. Congress is about to bring this year's NDAA to the House floor.

Prohibit indefinite military detention in America. Tell your member of
Congress to support the Smith-Amash
amendment.<http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=LET9JfDJH6oRADXdsAfu3Q>

Your member of Congress needs to know that indefinite military detention in
this country is wrong and that you won't stand for it.

Thanks for all you do,

Chris Anders
Senior Legislative Counsel

P.S. The vote could happen any moment now, so we urgently need you to step
forward right now and help ban indefinite military detention here in
America. Contact your member of Congress today and tell them to support the
Smith-Amash amendment and prohibit indefinite military
detention.<http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=ye7FGHGDIcp9OZHLkDVfUw>
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