Bradley in DC
07-31-2007, 08:07 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN3125382220070731
. . . Moveon.org co-founder Wes Boyd said the campaign aimed to show politicians, especially Democrats, that there was public support for principles of civil liberties. "Democrats often fall victim to the charge that they're not security-focused, that they're soft. We believe that's nonsense," he said.
Boyd likened the campaign to a movement launched earlier this year by the "American Freedom Agenda," a conservative legal group which promotes limits to government power.
"It is going on both sides of the aisle," Boyd told Reuters. He also pointed to Republican candidate Ron Paul, a libertarian longshot who has been outspoken in criticizing Bush and called for closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison . . .
. . . Moveon.org co-founder Wes Boyd said the campaign aimed to show politicians, especially Democrats, that there was public support for principles of civil liberties. "Democrats often fall victim to the charge that they're not security-focused, that they're soft. We believe that's nonsense," he said.
Boyd likened the campaign to a movement launched earlier this year by the "American Freedom Agenda," a conservative legal group which promotes limits to government power.
"It is going on both sides of the aisle," Boyd told Reuters. He also pointed to Republican candidate Ron Paul, a libertarian longshot who has been outspoken in criticizing Bush and called for closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison . . .