Nyack, NY

We the Undersigned Call Upon the Rockland County Board of Legislators to Defend the Bill of Rights.

Following the events of September 11, 2001, we acknowledge the need to take every precaution to ensure our safety and heighten our security against any terror attacks.

At the same time, we have grave concern that in the name of safety and security our government has taken very questionable actions, including:

• Ethnic profiling
• Detection without charges or probable cause
• Intrusive and unwarranted surveillance that imperil fundamental Constitutional rights, liberties and freedoms of all Americans

Therefore, we the undersigned petition the Rockland County Legislators to pass a resolution that calls upon federal, state and local governments to:

• Re-examine those policies, including certain provisions of the USA PATROIT ACT that needlessly compromise our basic freedoms
• Ensure that any new security measures designed to enhance the public safety shall in no way impair constitutional rights or infringing on civil liberties
• Account to the people for actions taken pursuant to various anti-terrorism initiatives, and
• Hold public hearings on proposed legislations