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Resolutions Passed by Organizations
If you know of other organizations that have passed resolutions, please let us know. If the resolution is on a web site, please give us the link. If it is not, please send us the resolution: info@bordc.org.
National Organizations:
- American Bar Association, February 14, 2006, Resolution calling for the President to abide by the limitations which the Constitution imposes under our system of checks and balances
- League of Women Voters, May 22, 2005, Resolution on the USA PATRIOT Act
- American Library Association, January 29, 2003, Resolution on the USA PATRIOT Act and Related Measures; June 29, 2005, Resolution on the USA PATRIOT Act and Libraries ; and June 27, 2007 Resolution on the Use and Abuse of National Security Letters
- American Association of Law Libraries, April 3, 2004, Resolution on the USA PATRIOT Act and Related Measures That Infringe on the Rights of Library Users
- Middle East Studies Association of North America, November 25, 2002, Regarding Academic Freedom in a Time of Crisis
- Music Library Association, July 2005, Position Statement on Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act (and support for the American Library Association’s “Resolution on the USA PATRIOT Act and Related Measures That Infringe on the Rights of Library Users”)
- National Federation of Press Women, September 2003, Resolution On Privacy Of Journalists, Libraries and Researchers
- National League of Cities, December 13, 2003, Resolution Affirming the Principles of Federalism and Civil Liberties
- Veterans for Peace, August 7, 2003, Defense of Liberty
State Chapters and Branches:
- Democratic Party of Oregon, December 2003, DPO Passes Resolution Defending our Bill of Rights
- League of Women Voters of California, May 18, 2003 Resolution on Civil Liberties
- League of Women Voters of Maryland, June 1, 2003, Civil Liberties Resolution
- League of Women Voters of Ohio, May 18, 2003, Resolution Regarding USA Patriot Act
- Librarians Association of the University of California, May 30, 2003, Resolution on the USA PATRIOT Act, the Homeland Security Act, and Related Measures that Infringe on the Rights of Library Users
- Minnesota State Bar Association, June 17, 2005, MSBA Member-Proposed Resolution Addressing the Need to Defend Civil Liberties
- New Jersey State League of Municipalities, November 16, 2004, Resolution Affirming The Principles Of Federalism And Civil Liberties
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, January 2004, A Resolution Opposing the USA PATRIOT Act and Calling for the Protection of Civil Liberties
Local Chapters and Branches:
- San Jose/Silicon Valley Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), April 24, 2003 Patriot Act Resolution
- Port of Port Orford Lane County, Oregon. October 21, 2003, civil liberties resolution
- Orange County Democratic Party April 21, 2007, Torture: A Resolution Calling for Ending United States Sponsorship of Torture
- Orange County Democratic Party April 21, 2007, Repeal of the Military Commissions Act of 2006
- Orange County Democratic Party April 21, 2007, Establish a Policy on Arrest for Civil Immigration Violation
- Whatcom County Library Board of Trustees, Washington. September
16, 2003. Resolution
To Support Amendment of the USA PATRIOT ACT and Reaffirm the Role
of the Public Library as a Foundation of Democracy in Whatcom County.
Other Resources
Sign-on letter demanding Tom Ridge allow public comment period on rules that could restrict access to public information deemed "sensitive."
League of Women Voters' press release calling on Congress and the President to protect our security without chipping away at civil liberties.