We regard it as an intrusion, even an invasion, of "moralism" against us all. We see the dire implications of all this for our own lives and the lives of people outside the marble halls of Washington: the shredding of personal privacy, the further destruction of legal rights, the breaking down of the separation of church and state, and the imposition of traditional patriarchal morality by official force and general intimidation.
Those signing this statement have different views of Clinton and his policies but we all agree that this inquisition must be stopped. We don't want to live in a society where people are monitored, persecuted and punished for consensual sex between adults. We don't want to live in a society where fundamentalist morality is enforced by police state practices of surveillance and prosecution. We want a different future.
The voice of the people, ignored, even scorned up to now, must be heard!
Kate Millett
Gloria Steinem
Mary Lou Greenberg
Phyllis Chesler
Third Wave Foundation
Frances Fox Piven
Marilyn Fitterman
Sandy Rapp
Galen Sherwin
Gale McGovern
South Jersey Clinic Defense Coalition(Bob
Rowell, MSW, LSW, Co-Coordinator;
Kathy Ruben, PhD, Co-Coordinator)
Deneen Sparks
Charles H. Sumner
Kay Shipton
Isaac Csandl
Rev. Finley Schaef
Manja Barth
Ida Gibbons
Luana Cristofaletti
Sharon D. Kendrick
Ric Urrutia
Stephanie Mercurio
James Lafferty, Exec. Dir., L.A. National
Lawyers Guild
To add your name, individual or organization, email:stopinquisition at hotmail.com, call 212-969-8080, or visit our website at http://members.tripod.com/~stopinquisition
Plans are being developed to present this statement at the Capitol during the trial. It may also be published as an ad. Please indicate if you would like to help with this effort.