Dear Friend,
URGENT: Trump's Attorney General William Barr is asking Congress for
emergency powers to imprison American citizens indefinitely without trial
or even being charged with a crime.
This is a massive and terrifying power grab, using the pandemic as an
excuse to throw out one of our most basic constitutional rights: the right
not to be imprisoned without appearing before a judge.
We can stop this, but only if the initial public backlash is big and loud.
Once the government claims these kinds of powers, it's incredibly
difficult to take them back.
[ [link removed] ]Will you donate right now to help stop the Trump administration's
terrifying attack on our civil liberties?
Throughout history, moments of crisis have been used by authoritarians to
attack basic civil liberties. And the guarantee against indefinite
detention without trial—or habeas corpus—is one of our most basic
freedoms, and is a cornerstone of the Bill of Rights.
The thought of William Barr and Donald Trump claiming the powers to lock
up anyone for any reason—or no reason—is frankly terrifying.
This is a clear ploy for Trump and his cronies to grab as much power as
they can over our constitutionally guaranteed rights during a global
catastrophe.
We need to stop this idea cold. We’ll need to gather signatures to send to
Congress to let them know the public won’t stand for this attack on our
rights. Will you help fight back before Trump gets Congress to help him
ignore the Constitution?
They can’t get this past us.
[ [link removed] ]Donate $5 right now to help stop Donald Trump and William
Barr’s attempt to use coronavirus to claim emergency powers for indefinite
detention without trial.
Thanks for standing with us.
Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress
[ [link removed] ]DONATE
----------
PAID FOR BY DEMAND PROGRESS (<a href="[link removed]">DemandProgress.org</a>) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Join our online community on <b><a href="[link removed]">Facebook</a></b> or <b><a href="[link removed]">Twitter</a>.</b>
You can unsubscribe from this list at any time: [link removed]
