To the Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Speaker Pelosi:

I call upon you to initiate action to repeal the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

Whereas: Under the Military Commissions Act of 2006: “The president can now-with the approval of congress—indefinitely hold people without charge, take away protections against horrific abuse, put people on trial based on hearsay evidence, authorize trials that can sentence people to death based on testimony literally beaten out of witnesses, and slam shut the courthouse door for habeas petitions..." (ACLU, 10/17/06).

And whereas: The act also grants Bush and others immunity and is, in Los Angeles Times columnist Rosa Brooks' words,"...a congressionally delivered 'get-out-of-jail-free card'."

THEREFORE, I, THE UNDERSIGNED, CALL UPON YOU TO INITIATE ACTION TO REPEAL THE MILITARY COMMISSIONS ACT OF 2006.