[Grovenet] Three victories for our country

[Eric Canon]

This came from a list I subscribe to:

The Constitution and all Americans had great
victories this week!

Today brought a major victory for the rule of law
–and a stunning defeat for the Bush
Administration. Ruling 5-3 in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld,
the Supreme Court overturned an appeals court’s
determination that military detainees are not
entitled to fundamental due process rights
including the right to be present at their trials
and the right to confront witnesses against them.
The hallmark of American justice and that of most
civilized nations is that everyone is entitled to
a fair trial, and today’s ruling sends a strong
signal to the president that his administration
cannot continue to ignore the rule of law.

Flag Amendment Defeated!

Congratulations.  Tuesday night, the Senate voted
to reject the Flag Desecration Amendment by one
vote. We were just one vote away from changing
our Constitution to curtail rights rather than
expand them.

Another victory and renewed momentum on the
reauthorization of key provisions of the Voting
Rights Act.

Yesterday, a band of renegade GOP House members'
effort to undermine critical portions of the Act
by imposing what Congressman Lewis (D-GA) called
a "modern day literacy test" was soundly
defeated.

People For the American Way, and our growing
coalition of progressive allies NAACP, ACLU,
LULAC, MALDEF, NALEO and the NEA, have collected
over 35,000 petition signatures in just the past
5 days calling on Congress to immediately renew
the Voting Rights Act. Today we head to Capitol
Hill to deliver those signatures.

The momentum is building and we must not let up
until the Voting Rights Act is renewed.

Please ask your family and friends to add their
name to the rolls of the thousands of Americans
already demanding Congress renew the Voting
Rights Act. Sign the petition here:
www.SaveTheVotingRightsAct.org.  If you've
already signed, forward this email to a friend
and urge them to sign.