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Five Things for You to Do to Start to Take Our Country Back and Restore the Constitution

1. Call your Elected Representatives! Make sure your elected officials hear from you and know where you stand on habeas restoration. As a constituent, you can vote for them or against them, and need to keep them accountable. You can contact your Members of Congress through the Capitol Switchboard (202-224-3121). 

2. Write a letter to the editor about the elimination of habeas corpus and the other problems in the Military Commissions Act (MCA). Get the word out through newspapers, newsletters, blogs, personal websites, academic publications and more.

3. Take Action through ACLU Action Alerts: Sign up to find out important ways that you can take action to help restore the Constitution. Visit www.aclu.org/action and click on “Join the ACLU Action Network” (button in the right column). You’ll keep up to date on all the latest news and information as well as other exciting opportunities to take action and restore our Constitution such as national conference calls, town halls, and web-chats.

4. Host a House Party and invite all your closest friends. Rent the movie “Road to Guantanamo” or email field@dcaclu.org for the chance to receive a “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” DVD to start the conversation and encourage your friends to do their part to restore the Constitution. You could also organize an outing to see the new movie “Rendition” and host coffee and desert afterwards to facilitate discussion. For background on the issues, go to www.aclu.org/habeas

5. Keep the discussion going! Talk to your friends, neighbors, family and others in your community about the problems in the Military Commissions Act and let them know they can act to restore the Constitution. Forward ACLU Action Alerts to your friends, family, colleagues and neighbors. Communicate with your local community, religious and other leaders to request that they sign up for ACLU Action Alerts and take action.

For more information visit:
www.aclu.org/habeas