| | | It seems hard to believe, but less than a week remains until the presidential election, considered by many to be the most important of our lifetime. After eight years of an unprecedented power grab by the Bush administration, the project to restore the Constitution and reclaim our democracy must begin the moment the next president takes office. Luckily, there are writers, thinkers and activists who have spent years working to design blueprints for how to accomplish this. The Center for Constitutional Rights, the ACLU, Amnesty International, and the Brennan Center for Justice are just a few critical resources that can show us how we might restore the checks and balances that once defined the United States. If you have not yet checked out AlterNet's Rights & Liberties voter guide, I encourage you to do so. AlterNet has culled information from these and other organizations to create a guide to help you distinguish between Barack Obama's and John McCain's positions on some of the most important human rights and civil liberties issues facing us today. This will come in handy on November 4th, but it will be even more important on November 5th. Happy voting, Liliana Segura Editor, Rights & Liberties Special Coverage | | | PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web | | | | |
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