Sunday, May 18, 2014

Stop Inhumane use of Solitary Confinement

Solitary confinement is regularly used for inappropriate reasons and inhumanely.  Call your representative and let him or her know that you want the prisons that you pay for run more accountably and more humanely, and that you want federal standards for the use of solitary confinement.

The link below will connect you with your representative and will even make the call for you.

https://www.govtrack.us/poll/113-hr-4618/join/15543

Stop the President from skirting his requirement to get Congressional approval for war


The decision to engage in military conflict should NOT be made without Congressional approval. HR Bill 4608 requires the President to file a report confirming the conflicts that he has committed US troops to engage in and for those to end if Congressional approval is not subsequently granted. It also puts an end to allowing the President to skirt around the Constitutional requirement that Congress must approve of getting US into war.

The link below will help you conect with your Representative and will even make the call to their office for your and provide you with a suggested script.

https://www.govtrack.us/poll/113-hr-4608/join/15585

Humane Treatment of Detainees under the Immigration and Nationality Act


All humans deserve to be treated humanely, especially the struggling and less fortunate of us.Let your Congressperson know that you feel this way too.

The link will below help you connect with your Representative and will even make the call to their office for you and provide you with a suggested script.

https://www.govtrack.us/poll/113-hr-4620/join/15595

Thursday, January 2, 2014

My best friend

lived her life with dignity, independence, and grace. So much so that it often rubbed off on me. Nelli, passed away on Monday, December 23.