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before leaving washington, the last congress passed the "military commissions act of 2006", which disregards america's deep human rights tradition and gives the administration the power to detain people indefinitely without charge or trial and even allows the use of evidence obtained by cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment..the next congress must begin by reversing the dangerous provisions of that act and actively reaffirming america's commitment to human rights...because the violations of human rights by our government have been so profound, the steps needed to reclaim the american we believe in must be equally far-reaching..we want to collect 500,000 signatures on the america i believe in pledge to show the new congress that it's time to change the course on human rights..your signature will help leverage the human rights agenda to reclaim the america we believe in...

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