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August 30, 2006

Fax Senate on Sept 1st re: US UK Extrad Treaty

US/UK Extradition Treaty Vote Sept 7th - ACT on our September 1, 2006

FAX BLITZ

The Senate Foreign Relations committee will vote on moving the US/UK Extradition Treaty to the full Senate for a vote on
Thursday September 7, 2006

We need to contact every Senator on
Sept. 1st and up until September 7th with our

FAX BLITZ

Majority Office FAX (202) 224-0836

Minority Office FAX (202) 228-3612

1. FAX The Majority Office (they set the Meeting)
2. FAX The Minority Office (they need to know there is opposition)
3. FAX Your Own Senator (List Attached)
4. FAX a Senator or Senators on the Committee
5. Even a Short FAX Counts


The time is now to put the pressure on your Senator and every member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to STOP the US/UK Treaty in it's tracks.

We all need to show our opposition to the US/UK Extradition treaty and be sure to contact our Senators and let them know of your opposition.
(http://www.congress.com/)

If they are in an election, one third of them are, they can definitely be pressured. Please Fax and phone them both in Washington and at their home offices.

Do not write a letter it will never get to them but be sure to FAX.

This treaty and all modern treaties would take away many of the rights we have had for more than 200 years under the Constitution of the United States

· Your right to a day in court would be removed and the decision to extradite and American citizen would now become a decision of the Executive Branch of the government of the USA.

· American citizens could be arrested and held for up to 60 days at the request of a foreign government, in this case the United Kingdom.

· The crime that you are arrested and detained for may not be a crime in the USA

· There is NO Statute of Limitations meaning that American citizens could be extradited for an offense committed before the treaty was in force.

· There is no need to produce evidence of probable cause and indeed no evidence needs to be presented before the extradition. Combined with no day in court this is especially frightening.


This treaty is without question political. It is a Thank You to the UK for supporting the foreign policy of our government but that only emphasizes the fact that you do not wish to be at the mercy of a politically motivated Executive Branch of the United States government when there is a question of extradition no matter which party controls the Executive.
REMEMBER Treaties are Forever

Pressure to move the US/UK Treaty at this time is a direct response to the fact that three UK Citizens, Nat West Three, were extradited to the United States using the treaty with all of the actions above, which only proves our case. They are now being held in the United States where they were allowed bail but cannot leave the USA. This caused a political uproar in the UK and both Parliament and the House of Lords passed resolutions condemning the treaty. This needs to be known by your Senator.

Please be sure to ask these questions of your Senator:

** Do we, as American citizens, want our rights being removed to a political executive branch for reasons of security? (Both the Justice and State departments admitted that no extradition request had failed under the 1986 supplemental treaty.)

** Do we want extradition of U.S. citizens overseas to a foreign judicial system to possibly be just another tool of foreign policy for our elected Executive?

** Do we want our politically dependent executive branch to solely control the decision to extradite American citizens overseas instead of our judicial branch?

** Do we want American citizens to be sacrificed to a modern fast track extradition process so that the State and Justice departments can have less paperwork?

** What is the role of the Senate in the process of the approval of this treaty? Is the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and each and every Senator playing its full Constitutional role in the process?

** Should foreign governments be allowed to go on a witch hunt going back over possible violations of their laws which may have occurred before this treaty?

** Does the U.S. Senate wish to stifle free speech which may be threatened by an extradition which requires no evidence of the crime to be presented before a court in the United States?

Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Senator State/Party Fax No. Phone No.

Lamar Alexander TN-R 202-228-3398 202-224-4944
George Allen VA-R 202-224-5432 202-224-4024
Joe Biden DE-D 202-224-0139 202-224-5042
Barbara Boxer CA-D 415-956-6701 202-224-3553
Lincoln Chafee RI-R 202-228-2853 202-224-2921
Norm Coleman MN-R 202-224-1152 202-224-5641
Chris Dodd CT-D 202-224-1083 202-224-2823
Russ Feingold WI-D 202-224-2725 202-224-5323
Chuck Hagel NE-R 202-224-5213 202-224-4224
John Kerry MA-D 202-224-8525 202-224-2742
Richard Lugar IN-R 202-228-0360 202-224-4814
Mel Martinez FL-R 202-224-3041 202-224-3041
Lisa Murkowski AK-R 202-224-5301 202-224-6665
Bill Nelson FL-D 202-228-2183 202-224-6551
Barack Obama IL-D 202-228-0400 202-224-2854
Paul Sarbanes MD-D 202-224-1651 202-224-4524
John Sununu NH-R 202-228-4131 202-224-2841
George Voinovich OH-R 202-228-1382 202-224-3353

The Announcement from the Schedule of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

HEARING
before the

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
Thursday, September 7, 2006
Time: 9:30 AM
Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Presiding: Senator Lugar


The Committee will consider and vote on the
following agenda items:
Treaty:
Extradition Treaty between the United States of
America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland (Treaty Doc. 108-23)

Nominations:
The Honorable Richard E. Hoagland
To be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia

The Honorable John R. Bolton
To be U.S. Representative to the United Nations with
rank of Ambassador and U.S. Representative to the
United Nations Security Council and U.S.
Representative to Sessions of the United Nations
General Assembly during his tenure of service as
U.S. Representative to the United Nations

John C. Rood
To be Assistant Secretary of State for International
Security and Non-proliferation

Additional Nominees May Be Added

CONTACT: Ned McGinley
PEC Chairman and Immediate Past President
http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=NEDAOH1@aol.com
(570) 905-5715 CELL PHONE
(570) 822-0167

Fax Numbers for All Members of the United States Senate

Alabama
Senator Washington Fax Alabama Fax___
Jeff Sessions (202) 224 – 3149 (334) 244 – 7091
Richard Shelby (202) 224 – 3416 (205) 759 – 5067

Alaska
Senator Washington Fax Alaska Fax_____
Lisa Murkowski (202) 224 – 6665 (907) 276 – 4081
Ted Stevens (202) 224 – 2354 (907) 258 – 9305

Arizona
Senator Washington Fax Arizona Fax____
Jon Kyl (202) 224 – 2207 (602) 957 - 6838
John McCain (202) 228 – 2862 (602) 952 – 8702

Arkansas
Senator Washington Fax Arkansas Fax___
Blanche L. Lincoln (202) 228 – 1371 (501) 375 - 7064
Mark Pryor (202) 228 – 0908 (501) 324 – 5320

California
Senator Washington Fax California Fax__
Barbara Boxer (415) 956 - 6701 (559) 497 - 5111
Dianne Feinstein (202) 228 – 3954 (415) 989 – 3242

Colorado
Senator Washington Fax Colorado Fax__
Wayne Allard (202) 224 – 6471 (719) 636 - 2590
Ken Salazar (202) 228 – 5036 (303) 455 – 8851

Connecticut
Senator Washington Fax Connecticut Fax_
Christopher Dodd (202) 224 – 1083 (860) 258 – 6958
Joseph Lieberman (202) 224 – 9750 (860) 549 – 8478

Delaware
Senator Washington Fax Delaware Fax___
Joseph Biden (202) 224 – 0139 (302) 573 - 6351
Thomas Carper (202) 228 – 2190 (302) 573 – 6434

Florida
Senator Washington Fax Florida Fax____
Mel Martinez (202) 228 – 5171 (407) 423 – 0941
Bill Nelson (202) 228 – 2183 (407) 872 – 7165

Georgia
Senator Washington Fax Georgia Fax___
Saxby Chambliss (202) 224 – 0103 (770) 226 - 8633
Johnny Isakson (202) 228 – 0724 (770) 661 – 0768

Hawaii
Senator Washington Fax Hawaii Fax____
Daniel Akaka (202) 224 – 6361 (808) 545 - 4683
Daniel Inouye (202) 224 –6747 (808) 541 – 2549

Idaho
Senator Washington Fax Idaho Fax_____
Larry Craig (202) 228 – 1067 (208) 765 – 1743
Michael Crapo (202) 228 – 1375 (208) 334 – 9044

Illinois
Senator Washington Fax Illinois Fax ____
Richard Durbin (202) 228 – 0400 (217) 492 – 4382
(312) 353 – 0150
Barack Obama (202) 228 – 5417 (312) 886 – 3506

Indiana
Senator Washington Fax Indiana Fax____
Richard G. Lugar (202) 228 – 0360 (317) 226 – 5508
Evan Bayh (202) 228 – 1377 (317) 554 – 0760

Iowa
Senator Washington Fax Iowa Fax______
Charles Grassley (202) 224 – 6020 (515) 288 – 1145
Tom Harkin (202) 224 – 9369 (515) 284 – 4937

Kansas
Senator Washington Fax Kansas Fax____
Sam Brownback (202) 228 – 1265 (785) 233 – 2616
Pat Roberts (202) 224 – 3514 (620) 227 – 2264

Kentucky
Senator Washington Fax Kentucky Fax__
Jim Bunning 202) 228 – 1373 (859) 331 - 7445
Mitch McConnell (202) 224 – 2499 (502) 582 – 5326

Louisiana
Senator Washington Fax Louisiana Fax__
David Vitter 202) 228 – 5061 (337) 262 – 6373
Mary Landrieu (202) 224 – 9735 (225) 389 – 0660

Maine
Senator Washington Fax Maine Fax___
Susan Collins (202) 224 – 2693 (207) 990 – 4604
Olympia J. Snowe (202) 224 – 1946 (207) 622 – 7295

Maryland
Senator Washington Fax Maryland Fax__
Barbara Mikulski (202) 224 – 8858 (410) 962 - 4760
Paul Sarbanes (202) 224 – 1651 (410) 962 – 4156

Massachusetts
Senator Washington Fax Massachusetts Fax_
Edward Kennedy (202) 224 – 2417 (617) 565 - 3183
John Kerry (202) 224 – 8525 (617) 248 – 3870

Michigan
Senator Washington Fax Michigan Fax__
Carl Levin (202) 224 – 6221 (313) 226 - 6948
Debbie Stabenow (202) 228 – 0325 (517) 203 – 1778

Minnesota
Senator Washington Fax Minnesota Fax__
Mark Dayton (202) 228 – 2186 (612) 727 – 5223
Norm Coleman (202) 224 – 1152 (651) 645 – 3110

Mississippi
Senator Washington Fax Mississippi Fax_
Thad Cochran (202) 224 – 9450 (601) 965 – 4919
Trent Lott (202) 224 – 2262 (601) 965 – 4007

Missouri
Senator Washington Fax Missouri Fax_
Christopher Bond 202) 224 – 8149 (573) 634 – 6005
James Talent (202) 228 – 1518 (314) 432 – 5694

Montana
Senator Washington Fax Montana Fax___
Max Baucus 202) 224 – 4700 (406) 728 - 7610
Conrad Burns (202) 224 – 8594 (406) 252 – 7768

Nebraska
Senator Washington Fax Nebraska’s Fax_
Chuck Hagel (202) 224 – 5213 (402) 758 - 9165
Ben Nelson (202) 228 – 0012 (402) 476 – 8753

Nevada
Senator Washington Fax Nevada Fax _
Harry Reid (202) 224 – 7327 (702) 388 – 5030
John Ensign (202) 228 – 2193 (702) 388 – 6501

New Hampshire
Senator Washington Fax New Hampshire Fax
Judd Gregg (202) 224 – 4952 (603) 224 - 0198
John Sununu (202) 228 – 4131 (603) 647 -- 9352

New Jersey
Senator Washington Fax New Jersey Fax_
Robert Menendez (202) 228 – 2197 (973) 645 - 0502
Frank Lautenberg 202) 228 – 4054 (973) 639 – 8723

New Mexico
Senator Washington Fax New Mexico Fax_
Jeff Bingaman (202) 224 – 2852 (505) 346 – 6780
Pete Domenici (202) 228 – 3261 (505) 346 – 6720

New York
Senator Washington Fax New York Fax_
Hillary Clinton (202) 228 – 0282 (212) 688 - 7444
Charles Schumer (202) 228 – 3027 (212) 486 – 7693

North Carolina
Senator Washington Fax North Carolina Fax_
Richard Burr (202) 228 – 2981 (336) 631 - 5125
Elizabeth Dole (202) 224 – 1100 (919) 856 – 4053

North Dakota
Senator Washington Fax North Dakota Fax
Kent Conrad (202) 224 – 7776 (701) 258 – 1254
Byron Dorgan (202) 224 – 1193 (701) 250 – 4484

Ohio
Senator Washington Fax Ohio Fax _
Mike DeWine (202) 224 – 6519 (614) 469 – 2982
George Voinovich 202) 228 – 1382 (614) 469 – 7733

Oklahoma
Senator Washington Fax Oklahoma Fax__
James Inhofe (202) 228 – 0380 (918) 748 – 5119
Tom Coburn (202) 224 – 6008 (918) 581 – 7195

Oregon
Senator Washington Fax Oregon Fax____
Gordon Smith (202) 228 – 3997 (503) 326 - 2900
Ron Wyden (202) 228 – 2717 (503) 326 – 7528

Pennsylvania
Senator Washington Fax Pennsylvania Fax
Rick Santorum (202) 228 – 0604 (412) 562 – 4313
Arlen Specter (202) 228 – 1229 (215) 597 – 0406

Rhode Island
Senator Washington Fax Rhode Island Fax_
Jack Reed (202) 224 – 4680 (401) 464 - 6837
Lincoln Chafee (202) 228 – 2853 (401) 845 – 0703

South Carolina
Senator Washington Fax South Carolina Fax_
Jim DeMint (202) 228 – 5143 (864) 271 – 8901
Lindsey Graham (202) 224 – 1189 (803) 933 – 0957

South Dakota
Senator Washington Fax South Dakota Fax_
John Thune (202) 228 – 5429 (???) ??? – ????
Tim Johnson (202) 228 – 5765 (605) 332 – 2824

Tennessee
Senator Washington Fax Tennessee Fax__
William Frist (202) 228 – 1264 (615) 352 – 9985
Lamar Alexander (202) 228 – 3398 (865) 545 – 4252

Texas
Senator Washington Fax Texas Fax _
John Cornyn (202) 228 – 2856 (512) 469 – 6020
Kay Bailey Hutchison (202) 224 – 0776 (214) 361 – 3502

Utah
Senator Washington Fax Utah Fax _
Robert Bennett (202) 224 – 5444 (801) 524 – 5933
Orrin Hatch (202) 224 – 6331 (801) 524 – 4379

Vermont
Senator Washington Fax Vermont Fax _
Patrick Leahy (202) 224 – 3479 (802) 658 – 1009
James Jeffords (202) 228 – 5141 (802) 223 – 0416

Virginia
Senator Washington Fax Virginia Fax_
George Allen (202) 224 – 5432 (804) 771 - 8313
John Warner (202) 224 – 6295 (757) 441 – 6250
(804) 739 – 3478
Washington
Senator Washington, DC Fax Washington State Fax_
Maria Cantwell (202) 228 – 0514 (206) 220 – 6404
Patty Murray (202) 224 – 0238 (206) 553 – 0891

West Virginia
Senator Washington Fax West Virginia Fax_
Robert Byrd (202) 228 – 0002 (304) 343 - 7144
John D. Rockefeller, IV (202) 224 – 7665 (304) 347 – 5371

Wisconsin
Senator Washington Fax Wisconsin Fax _
Russell Feingold (202) 224 – 2725 (608) 828 – 1203
Herb Kohl (202) 224 – 9787 (414) 297 – 4455

Wyoming
Senator Washington Fax Nebraska’s Fax_
Michael Enzi (202) 228 – 0359 (307) 682 - 6501
Craig Thomas (202) 224 – 1724 (307) 265 – 6706

Fax Numbers for Senators Lugar and Biden
of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Senator Foreign Relations Committee Offices
Richard G. Lugar, Chairman
Committee office (202) 224 – 4651
Joseph R. Biden, Ranking Minority Member
Committee’s Minority Office (202) 228 – 3612
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