To stop the ACLU's abuse of the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act.? If you do did you write your congressman and ask for his support?
2006-09-22 07:50:49 · 9 answers · asked by Cherie 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes i do support it. Intresting article to read.
Written by Rees Lloyd, former ACLU attorney on how the ACLU is trying to keep the public misinformed.
2006-09-22 07:58:46 · answer #1 · answered by Q-burt 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
try to stop this if you can!
washingtonpost.com
Nonprofits Get Federal Anti-Terror Funding
Church-State Issues Divide Jewish Leaders
By Caryle Murphy
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 20, 2005; B01
Thirty-one nonprofit organizations in the Washington area, including 14 synagogues and eight hospitals, have received federal grants ranging from $26,000 to $100,000 to fortify their facilities under an anti-terrorism program that has divided Jewish leaders and drawn criticism from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The grants are part of a $25 million nationwide program that Congress approved last year and recently renewed for fiscal 2006 to protect nonprofit groups deemed highly vulnerable to a terrorist attack.
The Jewish community has long been security conscious because of terrorist attacks abroad on synagogues and Jewish centers, and that explains why a large number of Jewish organizations applied for the grants and received them, said Ronald Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington.
United Jewish Communities, which represents more than 550 Jewish organizations in North America, took credit in a news release last week for lobbying Congress to set up and renew the program.
But the executive board of the Union for Reform Judaism advised Reform temples not to apply for the funds. In a memo to member congregations, Reform leaders called the security grants "a serious violation of church-state separation" and said the $25 million "could have been better used beefing up first responders and police protection in high-risk areas."
A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security said that the program is unnecessary and that the department tried unsuccessfully to have the money taken out of its 2006 budget. State and city officials already had the authority to award their federal homeland security money to nonprofit groups, including religious ones, and creation of the fund forced officials to set up a new disbursement system, said department spokesman Marc Short.
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Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) sponsored the legislation creating the program, said the federal funds protect "hospitals, schools, community centers, synagogues and churches from terrorist violence."
"I will keep fighting to protect institutions that are vital to our communities and the physical, social, spiritual and educational well-being of all Americans," Mikulski said in a statement issued yesterday.
The $25 million for 2005 was disbursed to 18 metropolitan areas considered most at risk of terrorist attack. Because state and local officials made the awards, the federal agency does not yet have a list of recipients nationwide.
The Washington area was given $4.5 million and has distributed $2.7 million, with the money being administered by the D.C. deputy mayor for public safety. All 31 applicants succeeded in obtaining grants.
In addition to the 14 synagogues, the recipients included two Jewish schools and five other Jewish organizations, among them the Jewish Community Cen
2006-09-22 14:53:03 · answer #2 · answered by too K 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
why shouldn't lawyers get paid for defending the rights of their clients? that's patently ridiculous.
people in office need to realize how that offices emphasizes their opinions... and be responsible for them. the court already has the ability to determine if the lawsuit is frivolous.
what chilling effect is there that they are trying to address? this is silly!
2006-09-22 14:56:08 · answer #3 · answered by uncle osbert 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't support it and I did write my congressman to tell not to support it.
2006-09-22 14:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by courage 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. I don't. Since when are legal fees abuse?
2006-09-22 14:52:13 · answer #5 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you insane?
2006-09-22 14:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I just looked it up and I will be e-mailing my idiot Representative. Thanks for the FYI.
2006-09-22 14:58:10 · answer #7 · answered by Salem 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Yep...............
2006-09-22 14:52:17 · answer #8 · answered by ThomasR 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-09-22 14:52:19 · answer #9 · answered by Dave 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋