[Pen-l] from the Center for Constitutional Rights

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

from the Center for Constitutional Rights:
>As we reach the 100th day of President Obama's first term, it is time to examine and assess what progress has been made toward restoring the Constitution - and where the Obama administration has failed to protect civil liberties and other human rights. The Center for Constitutional Rights has released an analysis and report card on the first 100 days of the Obama administration and calls for action to make real change. [See http://ccrjustice.org/100daysassessment]

> The first 100 days of the Obama administration presented a historic opportunity to restore the Constitution after the Bush administration's systematic attempts to dismantle it, right by right, while ignoring international human rights standards. As we measured the Obama presidency against our 100 Days campaign goals, we found that in many areas of critical importance, including human rights, torture, rendition, secrecy and surveillance, despite several strong steps, the Obama presidency has failed to live up to its promises.

> How the Obama administration handles these critical questions is the key to the success or failure of this presidency - and the central question confronting President Obama today is that of accountability and prosecutions for Bush administration officials. Click here [http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/383/t/4087/letter/?letter_KEY=1137] to write a letter to the editor discussing President Obama's first 100 days and calling for accountability and prosecutions. The promises of the Obama presidency may yet be fulfilled - but accountability is a necessity to truly establish transparency, openness and meaningful change and to provide hope to the victims and survivors of torture, the people of the United States and the world.<

-- 
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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