Less Safe, Less Free


Join David Cole, Georgetown law professor, at the Lewis Center at DePaul University on Tuesday, October 16th for a lunchtime discussion and signing of his new book "Less Safe, Less Free: Why America is Losing the War on Terror." Cosponsored by CAIR, Barnes & Noble, DePaul International Law Society, DePaul Muslim Law Students Association.



Celebrate the Bill of Rights


On Saturday, October 20th members and supporters of the ACLU of Illinois will gather to honor local civil libertarians and celebrate the Bill of Rights! Even if you can't make it to the event, you can still participate! http://www.aclu-il.org/brc/



Defend the Constitution


Fix it. Defend the Constitution! That’s the message we have to send to Speaker Pelosi, Senator Reid and every member of Congress over the next few days. By all indications, the House and Senate will cast critical votes within days - deciding whether or not to make the vast new spying powers that they granted the Bush Administration in August permanent. Call your representative and ask him or her to fix flaws in the RESTORE Act. Here are some talking points for your call:

1. Only pass a FISA modernization bill that has individualized warrants for people in the United States.


2. Blanket or program “warrants� that allow the government to vacuum up the international telephone calls and emails of Americans aren’t really warrants at all, and they aren’t constitutional.


3. Americans are looking to Congress to stand up to the Bush Administration, not cave into threats of being labeled soft on terrorism.