[IP] usnewswire.com-Al Gore to Warn of President's Threat to Constitution
Begin forwarded message:
From: Dennis Paull <dpaull@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: January 15, 2006 3:32:13 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: usnewswire.com-Al Gore to Warn of President's Threat to
Constitution
Hi Dave,
This should be interesting. For IP if you like
This Gore talk will be on CSPAN 1.
Dennis Paull
Half Moon Bay, CA
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http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=59207
Al Gore to Warn of President's Threat to Constitution
1/12/2006 11:50:00 AM
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To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Trevor FitzGibbon, Kawana Lloyd or Jessica Smith,
202-822-5200, all for the American Constitution Society & The Liberty
Coalition
News Advisory:
-- Major Address: Monday, Jan. 16 at 12 p.m.
-- Al Gore to Warn of Threat to Constitution From President's Actions
-- Wake-Up Call for Legislative, Judicial Branches: Wiretap Policy
Only Latest Extension of Unchecked Executive Power
-- Introduction by Former Rep. Bob Barr highlights breadth of
ideological concern over abuse of executive power
WHAT: Major address by Al Gore
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 16 at 12 p.m. (doors open at 10:30 a.m.)
WHERE: DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Former Vice President Al Gore will deliver a major address Monday on
the threat posed by policies of the Bush Administration to the
Constitution and the checks and balances it created. The speech will
specifically point to domestic wiretapping and torture as examples of
the administration's efforts to extend executive power beyond
Congressional direction and judicial review.
The Vice President will make the case that the country -- including
the legislative and judicial branches and all Americans -- must act
now to defend the systems put into place by the country's founders to
curb executive power or risk permanent and irreversible damage to the
Constitution.
The extent of bipartisan concern over these issues is highlighted by
former Republican Rep. Bob Barr's introduction of the Vice President
next Wednesday, and by the organizations cosponsoring the speech.
The Liberty Coalition brings together ideologically diverse
organizations across the political spectrum, including liberal and
conservative groups, to preserve the Bill of Rights, personal
autonomy and individual privacy.
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of
the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in
2001, ACS works to ensure that the fundamental principles of human
dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and
access to justice are in their rightful, central place in American law.
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outlets considering carrying speech live in whole or in part should
contact Sweta Daga at 202-822-5200.
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