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The Daily Gotham
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Come on over and join us at the lions library. It is imperative to show our faces, voice our dissent and petition --no, demand of Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Anthony Weiner to become co-sponsors of a bill that would significantly alter The Patriot Act, the most unpatriotic piece of legislation ever approved by our representatives in the Senate and Congress.
[via New York City Bill of Rights Defense Campaign - Patriot Act-SHUN Rally]:
Make your voice heard on July 12! Tell Congress it%u2019s time to fix the Patriot Act!
Under the Patriot Act, the government may seize your records without telling you. Your home may be searched without any criminal suspicion. And activists engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience may be treated like domestic terrorists.
Since 9/11, our basic rights and liberties have been needlessly compromised by the Patriot Act and similar anti-terrorism measures. We must act NOW to protect those rights!
Activists, political leaders, actors, writers and performers will gather in front of the New York Public Library (41st St & 5th Ave) on Tuesday, July 12 at 12 PM, and using humor, irony, and perhaps even some music we will raise awareness about the threats the Patriot Act poses to our rights and the need to reform it.
We need more New York City kossacks to get involved in these actions. There's a momentum being lost in the city that bodes well for the Banana Repugblicans but not for us. Get thee to the library, even if it is a little after noon. Just get there!