Habeas Corpus--the Well Spring of Freedom. Restore Our Freedom.

When I first listened to Keith Oblermann's special comment I thought he might be more than a little over the top, but after all we have learned about the deliberate and organized efforts of the administration to turn the Justice Department into an arm of the RNC, I have changed my mind. Can we really trust this or any administration to voluntarily protect or restore our freedoms.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. We, you and I, are the ones who must be vigilant. We can't depend on others. Write or call your Congressman now. Tell him that we want our freedom back and that the first steps to restoring our liberty and our sacred honor is to restore Habeas Corpus and to end torture.

Call or write Ike Skelton now and tell him we stand with behind him in any effort to restore Habeas Corpus. Skelton is a lawyer. He understands the importance of Habeas Corpus. He is a politician. He understands the importance of our support. I have met Ike Skelton. He was my late father-in-law's lawyer many, many years ago. When he was young he practiced law in Warrensburg, Lexington and other little county seats all over western Missouri. He practiced in a town called Independence. You remember Harry Truman. He was from Independence. Skelton was raised with the same American values. Like Truman he is a brave man and he loves freedom, but he is also like everybody else. Sometimes he needs to be reminded that other people also love freedom. You can probably say the same about your congresscritter. Part of our duty of vigilance is to remind elected leaders of our love of freedom. Get off your butt and do something to help restore Habeas Corpus, to help stop torture, to reaffirm the rule of law and to restore American pride.

Matt Stoller of Mydd has posted contact information. The following is a list of telephone numbers. Now is the time to act. Tomorrow give them a call. Tell them you want the Defense Authorization Bill to include language restoring Habeas Corpus. Tell them we Americans are better than those who would deny the rule of law. Tell them we Americans demand our elected officials take action to prove we are better than those who would deny the rule of law.

Democratic Leadership

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (202) 225-4965
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (202) 225-4131

Armed Services Committee Democrats

Ike Skelton, Missouri, Chairman, 202-225-2876
John Spratt, South Carolina, 202-225-5501
Solomon P. Ortiz, Texas, (202) 225-7742
Gene Taylor, Mississippi, 202 225-5772
Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii, (202) 225-2726
Marty Meehan, Massachusetts, (202) 225-3411
Silvestre Reyes, Texas, (202) 225-4831
Vic Snyder, Arkansas, 202-225-2506
Adam Smith, Washington, (202) 225-8901
Loretta Sanchez, California, 202-225-5859
Mike McIntyre, North Carolina, (202) 225-2731
Ellen O. Tauscher, California, (202) 225-1880
Robert A. Brady, Pennsylvania, (202) 225-4731
Robert Andrews, New Jersey, 202-225-6501
Susan A. Davis, California, (202) 225-2040
Rick Larsen, Washington, (202) 225-2605
Jim Cooper, Tennessee, 202-225-4311
Jim Marshall, Georgia, 202-225-4311
Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Guam, (202) 225-1188
Mark Udall, Colorado, (202) 225-2161
Dan Boren, Oklahoma, (202) 225-2701
Brad Ellsworth, Indiana, (202) 225-4636
Nancy Boyda, Kansas, (202) 225-6601
Patrick Murphy, Pennsylvania, (202) 225-4276
Hank Johnson, Georgia, (202) 225-1605
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire,(202) 225-5456
Joe Courtney, Connecticut, (202) 225-2076
David Loebsack, Iowa, 202.225.6576
Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, (202) 225-5614
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania, (202) 225-2011
Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, (202) 225-2542
Elijah Cummings, Maryland, (202) 225-4741
Kendrick Meek, Florida, 202-225-4506
Kathy Castor, Florida, (202)225-3376