Coalition Defends Freedom in Time of Crisis
A broad coalition of civil liberties, religious, consumer, and other advocacy groups has organized to defend American freedoms in the wake of terrorist attacks against the country. The coalition has released a ten-point statement that urges legislators to consider new proposals calmly and deliberately and to protect the civil liberties that define the American way of life.In Defense of Freedom.
Anti-Terror Push Stirs Fears for Liberties, Rights Groups Unite To Seek Safeguards, Washington Post, September 17, 2001.