Jay Alan Sekulow
Chief Counsel
(ACLJ) American Center for Law
& Justice
(P.O. Box 90555, Washington, D.C. 20090-0555)
WASHINGTON, D.C. • JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
In Conjunction With: European Centre for Law &
Justice, Strasbourg, France • Slavic Centre for Law & Justice, Moscow,
Russia
"Justice, justice, you shall
pursue..." (Deuteronomy 16:20)
President
Barack Obama says: "I can do whatever I want."
But the American people say: "NO,YOU
CAN'T!"
Liberty, Not
tyranny Matching Challenge
Monday morning
Dear Friend,
[4-2014
letter] When a President of the United States violates the Constitution, your freedoms are at risk.
But someone will fight for you. I will. My name is Jay Sekulow,
and I serve as Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). For more than 20 years,
we've worked to protect life and liberty -- from local school boards all the
way to the Supreme Court of the United States, where I have argued 12 cases.
Today,
you and I face a dangerous situation. President
Obama is abusing his "Executive privilege" -- writing and rewriting his own on law, without the consent of
Congress, without the consent of the people.
In
just the past few weeks, he has
·
raised the
minimum wage on his own --
·
relaxed immigration
restrictions on his own (to allow immigrants with "limited" terrorist
contacts into our country) --
·
and rewritten
ObamaCare, AGAIN, on his own (even his Attorney General couldn't tell Congress
how he justified this)
He
also
·
gave Congress and
their staff members special taxpayer-funded subsidies for
ObamaCare --
·
suspended the
layoff-notice law --
·
canceled the work
requirement for welfare recipients --
·
and stonewalled a
nuclear waste storage application --
All on his own. Without an act of Congress.
He
has also made so-called "recess appointments" when the Senate was not
in recess -- we've already filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court of the
United States, calling on the Justices to reverse these illegal appointments.
This
is an out-of-control Administration -- this is a President who is acting more
like a King than the Chief Executive in a Constitutional Republic -- and this is why I am writing you today.
I
invite you to give a tax-deductible contribution to the ACLJ, to help us fight
for freedom -- on your behalf. We are at the forefront of this fight. We're
preparing to do battle in court. We're at work in Congress and elsewhere. Your
support will make a real impact, through the ACLJ.
I
also bring you good news. As you give today, your gift will be matched
dollar-for-dollar, its impact literally doubled, up to
a total of $1 million -- because we have received a $1 million Liberty, Not
tyranny Matching Challenge.
This
means your generosity will go twice as far toward helping us secure your
freedoms -- and stop the dangerous
advance of the "Imperial Presidency."
I
urge you to get involved. This is hugely important. The United States of America is not a monarchy. Yet President
Obama bragged to the President of France:
"That's the good thing about being President, I can do whatever I want." He also announced to his Cabinet in their first
meeting of the year that he would not be waiting for Congress to act.
"I've got a pen, and I've got a phone," he said -- meaning, he is
determined to use Executive orders and outside groups to advance his own agenda
-- ignoring the Constitution.
The
President may joke about it, but this is no joking matter. We must fight -- and
with your help, we can win. A new poll reveals that nearly three out of every
four Americans believe the President's use of Executive orders is wrong.
But
just believing it won't change it. We must take action.
The ACLJ has formed a special team to confront the
Obama Administration's
lawlessness. We are preparing to take legal action everywhere
necessary. But we need your support.
This is the same President who once
joked that he would order the IRS to audit his political enemies -- and then, it appears, may have actually done it.
Today the ACLJ is representing 41 conservative and pro-life organizations in 22
states that were illegally targeted by the IRS.
We
are leading the fight against the abuses of the IRS. I truly believe the work
of the ACLJ is the American people's best hope for holding the IRS accountable.
This
is serious business. A President swears the Oath of Office, promising to
faithfully execute the laws of the land, as passed by Congress, and preserve
the Constitution. The President does not make laws, he
executes laws, which are made by Congress.
But this President has determined to
circumvent Congress. To operate as if he were a King. Which would make you a subject ...
not a citizen.
My
friend, we have not been a King's subjects since 1776. Should we go backwards
238 years? No.
Please
let me hear from you right away. Sign the [requested] enclosed petition to the
President. And give generously toward our Matching Challenge -- for the sake of
life and liberty. Thank you. God bless you.
Yours
for freedom,
Jay
Alan Sekulow
Chief
Counsel
P.S. Your
gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar, making twice the impact, up to the
total of the $1 million Liberty, Not Tyranny Matching Challenge. With your freedom at stake right
now, we need to hear from you quickly. Thanks again.
P.P.S. Your support
of the American Center for Law and Justice, based in Washington, D.C., allows us to continue protecting life and liberty.
If you know of liberties being threatened, contact us at (757) 226-2489. For
updates on our work, listen to our radio program, Jay
Sekulow Live! Visit www.ACLJ.org for
station listings, or to listen online.
[Please take the Liberty, Not Tyranny Matching Challenge (ACLJ, P.O. Box 90555, Washington, D.C. 20090-0555)!]
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