“I want to commend Darcy for speaking out boldly on important issues” Todd Iverson, President of America in Solidarity, said as he introduced Darcy as a speaker on the Civil Liberties panel at the NW Progressive Convention on Saturday, November 10th. Joining Darcy on the panel were Bill Moyer, Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign, and Sal Mungli, a Tacoma-based attorney who also works with the ACLU.

Darcy Burner on the Importance of Protecting our Civil Liberties

“When I was asked to speak about civil liberties here, I was delighted to come.” Darcy began, “this is really a question of what kind of nation we want to be.”

“This nation is under attack both from the outside and the inside. We are facing very real threats from outside our borders; the people who flew into the twin towers in New York City were trying to harm this nation. We are also under attack from the inside by people who dont believe in government of the people, by the people, and for the people.”

“FISA has made it legal for the President to spy on Americans. Expect to see another attack on our liberty when the bill to give telecoms retroactive immunity for breaching our civil rights is voted on this next week.”