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Support HJM40: AFFIRM CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

Estimated Judiciary Committee Start time for Monday March 3:

2:00 PM

INFORMATION on HJM40

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One Page Overview of HJM40 - Global Dialog Project

Speaking Points on HJM40 - by the NM ACLU

Talking Points on HJM40 - courtesy of the Global Dialog Project

The Big Picture: Key Reasons Not to Destroy Our Constitutional Freedoms -Global Dialog Project

What HJM40 Does
-Global Dialog Project

"The rights of all men are diminished if the rights of any man are denied."
-John F. Kennedy

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Patriotism is... supporting the founding principles of our democracy:
the Bill of Rights & constitutional democracy

What you can do to protect your constitutional freedoms:

  • *-Please contact your State Representative IMMEDIATELY and urge them to protect basic American freedoms, and to honor their oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, by voting yes to HJM40: HJM40: Affirming Civil Rights and Liberties . Explain that you feel your personal rights are threatened, that you are concerned about the rights and freedoms of your friends and colleagues that are immigrants, that you don't think that removing American rights is a path of freedom or integrity for the United States, or any other concerns or issues you would like to raise. USE OUR LETTER GENERATOR or write your own letter stressing your support of HJM40.

  • *-You can find out who your representative is by calling your County Clerk, or by going to http://legis.state.nm.us/house.asp and putting your zipcode in the search 'By Zip Code' section.Please note - this part of the state website is currently down - we are trying to find out why. Call your county clerk, or simply write/email all those representatives you think might be yours, since the information is not very publicly available.

    *-Find out how to reach your Representative by going to http://legis.state.nm.us/housealpha.asp and scrolling down to find your Representative's name, email address, and phone number.

    Your message MUST reach your representative BEFORE Monday 10am, March 10 -please call or write now!

    WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO:

    • *-Go to the http://www.global-dialog.org website for updates - especially check out our LETTER GENERATOR

    • *- If you'd like to get hardcopy letters to your Representative, email them to us at democracy@global-dialog.org and we will print and get them to the Roundhouse for you

    • *-Attend our educational and participation PANEL AND AUDIENCE DISCUSSION on Sunday, March 9, 2pm, at the College of Santa Fe Forum, 1600 St. Michael's, Santa Fe. American Freedoms under Attack: Is the War on Terror a War on the Bill of Rights? A brief presentation and panel discussion will be followed by more than an hour of audience participation, and a question and answer session with the panelists. Come give your views and get answers to your questions!

    • *-If you are connected to an organization willing to speak out in support of HJM40 and its protections, email us at democracy@global-dialog.org for more info on what you can do.

    • *-If you have connections to legislators or lobbyists at the Roundhouse, please contact us pronto at democracy@global-dialog.org

    You can also:

    • *-attend the House Judiciary Committee hearing Friday, March 7, Room 309 in the Capitol, to hear HJM40 being passed. By compromise, it SHOULD pass today. Official meeting time is 1:30 but they generally start later. Call us at 310-8509 if you might go but need an update on the time.

    • *-attend the debate of HJM40 on the House floor - may be as early as Monday morning, March 10, at 10am. Check the main page of the website for an update.

    Thanks for your participation and effort - we must respect, appreciate, and uphold our freedoms if we are to maintain them!

    HJM40 will help protect New Mexicans against federal violations of their guaranteed constitutional rights and freedoms, such as freedom of speech, assembly, and religion, and rights to privacy and due process. It will help prevent unconstitutional secret searches of homes and businesses, as well as police and FBI spying on churches, meetings, activists groups, and rallies. The real foundation of American security is our freedom!