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URGENT COMMUNITY ALERT!

SUPPORT RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE PATRIOT ACT IN CHICAGO – VOTE SET FOR OCTOBER 1, 2003!

Please Pass this Message Along to Your Friends in Chicago!

September 29, 2003
Dear ACLU of Illinois Action Alert Member,

This Wednesday, October 1st, the Chicago City Council is set to consider a resolution calling on Congress to repeal the most egregious portions of the USA PATRTIOT Act. The Patriot Act, adopted by Congress only 45 days after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, significantly expands the ability of federal law enforcement officials to conduct intrusive searches into the lives of average Americans while reducing judicial oversight of these intrusive activities. More than 175 communities, and three states, have adopted such resolutions. Chicago would be the largest city in the nation to go on record in opposition to this sweeping legislation.

We hope you will make your voice heard on this critical issue! Contact your Alderman and let them know that you support the resolution. If you do not know your Alderman, or their contact information, you can learn more at http://www.ci.chi.il.us/CityCouncil/.

Further Info

--A coalition of persons committed to protecting and extending basic civil rights and civil liberties have joined together to support this effort in the Chicago City Council. If you would like to learn more about this effort to adopt resolutions such as the one being considered in Chicago, please go to http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=11256&c=206. If you want to learn more about the Chicago effort and read a copy of the proposed resolution, please go to http://www.chicagorights.org/campaign/resolution.php.

Thank you –
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