kudos to Nancy!

So my former boss got a mention on the Senate floor this week -- she's an incredible woman and a terrific grassroots organizer and definitely deserves the praise! So, kudos to Nancy and check out the Bill of Rights Defense Committee to learn more.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), 12/16/05 (Source: Congressional Record):

In November 2001, Nancy Talanian and a small group of neighbors in western Massachusetts came together to launch the Bill of Rights Defense Committee--what has now become a nationwide movement to protect the Bill of Rights.

This small Massachusetts group encouraged similar community discussions across the country. Seven States and hundreds of local governments engaged in vigorous public debate on the scope of the PATRIOT Act. As of this week, 400 resolutions have been passed.

These efforts can't be casually dismissed because the administration claims there have not been any ``verified abuses'' of the PATRIOT Act.