Post by AuntieSocial on Jan 29, 2004 20:07:55 GMT -5
This is another alert from the ACLU:
From: Matt Howes, National Internet Organizer, ACLU
To: ACLU Action Network Members
Date: January 29, 2004
1) Oppose Religious Discrimination with Taxpayer Funds
2) Support the Free Expression of Diverse Ideas
Oppose Religious Discrimination with Taxpayer Funds
Late last year -- thanks in large part to your pressure -- the Senate refused to allow religious discrimination with federal funds. Despite this, legislation coming before the House of Representatives would allow religious organizations to discriminate with taxpayer funds.
This legislation -- the Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization -- should not be allowed to pass unless it includes protections that ensure taxpayer funds cannot be used to discriminate against people based on their religion or used to fund religious activities.
Take Action! Urge your Representative to protect the religious liberties of all people and keep this reauthorization in line with the Constitution.
Click here for more information and to send a free fax to your U.S. Representative:
www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLiberty.cfm?ID=14814&c=37
2) Support the Free Expression of Diverse Ideas
Last week, CBS rejected issue-oriented ads by advocacy organizations such as MoveOn.org while allowing White House issue-oriented ads for its upcoming Super Bowl broadcast. Like all broadcasters, CBS enjoys strong First Amendment rights -- rights the ACLU has vigorously defended -- but as a powerful television network it has a special role in promoting diverse opinions.
Broadcast companies such as CBS are licensed to operate over the public airwaves to provide content and support the free flow of ideas that is necessary in a dynamic democracy. As media consolidation occurs, corporations have greater responsibility to ensure this forum remains diverse. If political pressure can be used to block out certain voices in this public forum, as some have alleged in this case, we all lose out.
Click here to get more information and to send a free fax to the President of CBS:
www.aclu.org/FreeSpeech/FreeSpeech.cfm?ID=14812&c=84
To: ACLU Action Network Members
Date: January 29, 2004
1) Oppose Religious Discrimination with Taxpayer Funds
2) Support the Free Expression of Diverse Ideas
Oppose Religious Discrimination with Taxpayer Funds
Late last year -- thanks in large part to your pressure -- the Senate refused to allow religious discrimination with federal funds. Despite this, legislation coming before the House of Representatives would allow religious organizations to discriminate with taxpayer funds.
This legislation -- the Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization -- should not be allowed to pass unless it includes protections that ensure taxpayer funds cannot be used to discriminate against people based on their religion or used to fund religious activities.
Take Action! Urge your Representative to protect the religious liberties of all people and keep this reauthorization in line with the Constitution.
Click here for more information and to send a free fax to your U.S. Representative:
www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLiberty.cfm?ID=14814&c=37
2) Support the Free Expression of Diverse Ideas
Last week, CBS rejected issue-oriented ads by advocacy organizations such as MoveOn.org while allowing White House issue-oriented ads for its upcoming Super Bowl broadcast. Like all broadcasters, CBS enjoys strong First Amendment rights -- rights the ACLU has vigorously defended -- but as a powerful television network it has a special role in promoting diverse opinions.
Broadcast companies such as CBS are licensed to operate over the public airwaves to provide content and support the free flow of ideas that is necessary in a dynamic democracy. As media consolidation occurs, corporations have greater responsibility to ensure this forum remains diverse. If political pressure can be used to block out certain voices in this public forum, as some have alleged in this case, we all lose out.
Click here to get more information and to send a free fax to the President of CBS:
www.aclu.org/FreeSpeech/FreeSpeech.cfm?ID=14812&c=84
