Naomi Wolf, American Freedom Campaign

I’m a big fan of Naomi Wolf, third-wave feminist activist and author of The Beauty Myth, among other books.

I got this e-mail today:

Since 2007, the American Freedom Campaign (AFC) has been fighting to protect our constitutional liberties, rein in the expansion and abuse of executive power, and restore our system of checks and balances. Your involvement and support was critical to our success in injecting these concerns into the 2008 presidential campaign.

At the time, the results of that campaign suggested a consensus in our favor. We all celebrated the chance to see our government once again uphold the rule of law. Yet since the enthusiasm of that moment, the White House under President Obama has continued many of the same excesses committed by the Bush administration. Your continued concern about limits on executive power is just as important today as it was then.

While AFC is no longer able to do this important work on our own, we have folded into the Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) to continue our crucial advocacy moving forward. BORDC was formed in 2001, shortly after the passage of the PATRIOT Act.

BORDC is best known for spearheading a nationwide effort opposing government surveillance in which more than 400 cities and towns across the country, as well as eight states, passed local resolutions opposing the USA PATRIOT Act. Today, BORDC is once again mobilizing Americans from all walks of life—and in all parts of the country—to protect civil liberties at the local level. BORDC’s network stands on the front lines of the grassroots movement to restore the rule of law, and we’re proud to be part of it. The next time you’re frustrated by news from Washington, take a look at the action opportunities you can join through BORDC.

Thank you for your continued support of AFC’s mission to restore the rule of law, and our ongoing efforts to achieve it through our collaboration with BORDC. We look forward to working with you to defend our Constitution and the fundamental values for which it stands. Together, we can ensure that America remains a beacon of liberty to the rest of the world.

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