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[UPDATED: NSEERS is dead!] Report your phone calls to Congress about ending NSEERS here

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

[UPDATE, 12/22/16: CNN reports “Obama administration ending program once used to track mostly Arab and Muslim men: “President Barack Obama’s administration said Thursday it was ending a dormant program that once was used to track mostly Arab and Muslim men.”The … Continue reading →

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Van Hollen, Raskin, Flowers, twenty other MD candidates respond to MCCRC/Peace Action questionnaire

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

Twenty three candidates for Senate and 3d, 6th, and 8th Congressional District Representative seats have responded to a 13 part questionnaire circulated by MCCRC and Peace Action Montgomery.  The questionnaire and links to election pages and candidate questionnaire pages can … Continue reading →

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Peace Action Montgomery, MCCRC send issues questionnaire to 3d, 6th, 8th CD and Senate candidates

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

Peace Action Montgomery and MCCRC have issued a questionnaire with 11 peace, justice, and civil liberties questions for candidates to federal public office seeking Montgomery County voter support. The questionnaire was sent to 30 Senate candidates, and 5, 11, and … Continue reading →

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Mo Co area congressional delegation: investigate Pentagon footdragging, close Guantanamo!

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

MCCRC activists will be at Takoma Metro station tomorrow evening distributing flyers about Guantanamo, reading from Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s “Guantánamo Diary” and asking supporters to pose with “Close Guantanamo!” signs like the one on the right. We’ll also be collecting … Continue reading →

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NSA legislative overview

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

Below is a current checklist of NSA-related legislation introduced in the wake of Edward Snowden’s summer revelations. Links like “H.R.####” for each bill lead to the “OpenCongress” summary page for that bill, where you can find the full text, sponsor … Continue reading →

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“Van Hollen wrong on NSA” petition drive continues at Takoma Park Folk Festival

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

“Help stop the NSA!  We’re unhappy that Chris Van Hollen missed a huge opportunity to do just that earlier this summer.” MCCRC activists collected over 80 signatures for our “Van Hollen, Delaney: Wrong on NSA” petition at the Takoma Park … Continue reading →

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Bird-dogging our Representatives about their Amash/Conyers votes: video, toolkit

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

Here’s some video of last week’s “bird-dogging Van Hollen” action.  By “bird dogging,” we mean attending events Van Hollen or Delaney are at, publicly (but nondisruptively) drawing attention to their Amash/Conyers “Nay” votes, and asking him about it — if … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Coalition to Van Hollen, Delaney: “Profound disappointment” with NSA vote

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

A veritable “Who’s Who” coalition of progressive organizations in Montgomery County has co-signed a letter to Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD-8) and John Delaney (D-MD-6) expressing “profound disappointment” with their “Nay” votes on the Amash/Conyers amendment last week.  The amendment … Continue reading →

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Petition: Van Hollen, Delaney — Wrong on NSA

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD-8) and John Delaney (D-MD-6): last week you deeply disappointed and dismayed Montgomery County Maryland voters by voting against the Amash-Conyers Amendment. This was a bipartisan initiative that would have defunded unconstitutional surveillance activities by the … Continue reading →

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