FW: NYC COUNCIL VOTE POSTPONED

[Ivo Skoric]

The capture of Saddam Hussein ended up as bad for our civil 
liberties! Vote on the NYC bill of rights of immigrants resolution 
was postponed today - because of the Saddam capture. So that noble 
supporters of the Bill wouldn't get misunderstood by skinheads, 
xenophobes, and isolationists....
ivo

NYC COUNCIL VOTE  POSTPONED

The NYC Council postponed its vote on NYC's Bill of Rights Resolution
-- Resolution 909 --  until January 21, 2004. 

In the morning, the Governmental Operations Committee, chaired by 
Bill Perkins, voted the resolution out of committee by a much larger 
margin than expected, 7-2.  In the afternoon Speaker Gifford Miller 
publicly affirmed his strong support for the resolution and made a 
commitment to bring the resolution to a vote at the Council's first 
meeting  of 2004. 

The reason given for the postponement was the breaking news regarding
the capture of Saddam Hussein.  Several strong supporters of the
resolution expressed concerned that a vote for the resolution would 
be misunderstood or misrepresented, or both. 

We will be in touch regarding next steps to ensure passage of the
resolution in January.

Donna Lieberman
Executive Director
New York Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad St.
NY 10004
212-344-3005