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Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action July 25, 2007 RE: In support of closing the Telecom Tax LoopholeDear Legislator:JALSA is part of a coalition of civic, educational, labor, and human services organizations working to close the Telecom Property Tax Loophole because we believe that a tax system that is fair increases

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March 9, 2007Dear President Bush and Members of Congress,As the debate on immigration reform begins in earnest in the 110th Congress,the undersigned organizations urge you in the strongest possible termsto enact workable comprehensive immigration reform this year. Our messageis simple: get it done, do it right, and make it work.Immigrant workers and families are desperate for real reform, as

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February 2007Immigration is a defining feature of America’s history and of America’s future.Unfortunately, America’s current immigration system is broken. Instead of legal channels, legal immigration, and orderly, screened entry, the immigration system has fostered a black market characterized by a ballooning undocumented immigrant population, widespread use of fake documents, increasingly

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March 20, 2007The Honorable Nancy PelosiHouse of Representatives2371 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515Dear Madam Speaker:With the House of Representatives preparing to consider legislation to address the complex problems of undocumented migration to the United States and legalization for the 12 million undocumented immigrants already here, we write to support your efforts to pass

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The Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA) released a statement today (January 14, 2007) in response to President Bush’s announcement that he would send 20,000 additional troops to Iraq. JALSA, a Boston-based social justice group, called on the U.S. Congress to reclaim its Constitutional responsibilities in carrying out the use of military force. The JALSA statement said that neither

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Keynote Address to 5th Annual Meeting of JALSA by David Harris, Managing Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School (Jan. 7, 2007)It’s an honor but a bit disarming to be billed as today’s Keynote speaker. As one who always shies away from sitting at the head of table and insists on opening remarks with self-deprecating humor, “keynote” seemed

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Our old nemesis, Barbara Anderson, of the Citizens for Limited Taxation -- the people who brought us Proposition 2 1/2, the people who think government should do as little as possible and who don't care if municipalities are struggling to pay for schools, police, and other essential services, have jumped aboard the bullying of the legislature. After all, if the legislature loses its independence,

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Equal Marriage Opponents Improperly Threaten Disciplinary ActionJanuary 2, 2007To The General Court:We write to you as former Bar Counsel and Assistant Bar Counsel at the Board of Bar Overseers ("BBO"), responsible for enforcing the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct Collectively, we have over 35 years of experience assessing, investigating and prosecuting complaints brought to the

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On the Constitution's Speech and Debate ProvisionsIn their zeal to deny fair play to same sex couples, opponents of same sex marriage have brought an action in the United States District Court that asks a Federal judge to order the members of the Massachusetts Legislature to place on the ballot a proposal to amend the state constitution by inserting in it a provision that prohibits same sex

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John Stossel continues right-wing presentationFew people who watched the 20/20 segment “Stupid in America” that aired last month - certainly few who follow education issues as we do at JALSA - would mistake the program for being balanced. The reporting, while shoddy, was very selective, for example, airing the views of four times as many voucher and charter school advocates as supporters of

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Bush could bypass new torture banWaiver right is reservedBy Charlie Savage, Globe Staff January 4, 2006WASHINGTON -- When President Bush last week signed the bill outlawing the torture of detainees, he quietly reserved the right to bypass the law under his powers as commander in chief.After approving the bill last Friday, Bush issued a ''signing statement" -- an official document in which a

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Appeared in the Boston Globe, Sunday 12/18/05To the editor:Perhaps Girard Fortin, author of the recent letter "Sending minorities the wrong message," could spare a day to tour public schools of Springfield, or Lawrence or Holyoke, where classes are crowded, roofs are leaking and heating systems are often unreliable. Direct observation might temper his assertions that the government has made "

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...NEWS FROM CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ...contact: Paul Dunphy, Marilyn Segal December 8, 2005Robert Greenwald's expose on Wal-Mart, "The High Cost of Low Price," continues to be shown widely in Massachusetts. Moveon.org has devoted a section of its web site to listing area screenings and provides information on how to schedule a show. Although long and detailed, the documentary

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For Consideration by JALSA Executive Committee, Memo on Samuel AlitoPrepared by Andrew Fischer, Chair, Judicial Nominations, CLSAThe following memo has been prepared for the JALSA Board's consideration. The JALSA Board has indicated a concern over positions and opinions reported by Judge Alito.Each day brings new revelations of nominee Samuel Alito's extreme right wing views on a wide range of

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Seven Jewish Organizations have indicated their Opposition to the Nomination of Judge Samuel Alito for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Judge Alito is an activist judge who legislates from the bench, often limiting legislative efforts that would end discrimination and protect individuals. We, the undersigned American Jewish organizations, devoted to civil rights and social justice,

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Resolution Calls for Exit Strategy and Specific Goals for Troop Withdrawal HOUSTON, Nov.18, 2005?Representatives of the 1.5 million Reform Jews in North America voted almost unanimously to call on the Bush Administration to immediately provide a clear exit strategy for the War in Iraq, with some troop withdrawal to begin after the December 15 elections.More than 2,000 voting delegates from more

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November 17, 2005The Honorable David CohenPresident Lisle Baker and Members of the Board of AldermenChairperson Andrew Stern and Members of the Community Preservation CommitteeChairperson Cathleen Clement and Members of the Zoning Board of AppealsRe: Covenant Residences on CommonwealthThe undersigned members of the Newton clergy wish to convey our support for the proposed B'nai B'rith Housing

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