Monday, April 29, 2013

Write A Letter, Get a Response?

A friend sent me this:
On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Action wrote:

We are all greatly saddened by the tragedy of the Boston bombings, from the loss of life and physical injuries to the emotional toll it has taken on the nation. 
That's why it's so troubling that some people are trying to draw a link between the tragedy in Boston and the issue of immigration reform.
As members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have said, that is false and counterproductive. We cannot afford to condemn groups based on their skin color, ethnicity, immigration status, national origin, ideology or religion; nor can we allow fear or prejudice to derail the potential offered by the historic immigration reform bill released last week in the Senate.
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This email was sent by: American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY, 10004, USA
To which the recipient responded:


Dear Mr. Romero,  
I have been on the ACLU e-mail list for as long as I can remember. However, I did not receive your e-mail that you sent sometime in December 2012, stating that :  
"We are all greatly saddened by the tragedy of the Sandy Hook shooting, from the loss of life and physical injuries to the emotional toll it has taken on the nation.  
That's why it's so troubling that some people are trying to draw a link between the tragedy in Newton and the issue of private gun ownership.  
As members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have said, that is false and counterproductive. We cannot afford to condemn an entire group of people based on which rights they exercise or what they own ; nor can we allow fear or prejudice to derail the Second Amendment or the rest of the Bill of Rights." 
 etc. etc. etc.  
Please re-send that e-mail to me, as I would like very much to read it. 
 Thank you. 

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