-Caveat Lector- Dave Hartley http://www.Asheville-Computer.com/dave ************* National Foreign Trade Council is trying to block perhaps the only justice we have left..BURMA LAW Had the courts struck down South Africa-related laws in the 1980's, Nelson Mandela might still be in prison today. Burma Law NEW ENGLAND BURMA ROUNDTABLE Last Push! Call Your State Attorney General to Support Mass. Burma Law ============================================== January 5, 2000 1. Update 2. Background & Previous Tally 3. Sample Letter & Talking Points 4. List of State Attorneys General ============================================== 1. Update This is it! This is our last chance to make sure our state attorneys general sign on to the final amicus brief in support of the Massachusetts Burma Law. On Monday, January 3, the North Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) circulated an amicus brief to all state attorneys general. The brief will be filed with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing the Massachusetts Burma Law in constitutional. It is vital that as many state AG's as possible sign on to the brief. Time is short. Your state attorney general needs to hear from you by **Friday, January 7th** - if not sooner. The deadline for signing the brief is Monday, January 10th. If you live outside Massachusetts, please take the following action: 1. Fax or overnight a letter to your state attorney general to arrive by **Friday, January 7th**. 2. Call your state attorney general's office. Specifically ask for the assistant attorney general responsible for amicus briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. Urge the Assistant AG to make sure the state AG signs the amicus brief led by North Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp. (Tell them to call the coordinator of the brief, North Dakota Assistant AG Beth Baumstark at (701)328-3623.) 3. Encourage your friends, family, co-workers to also make a call. The more calls the better! 4. If you obtain a response - positive or negative - from your state AG's office, send a quick email to Massachusetts Assistant AG's Tom Barnico at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and James Sweeney at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Tell them the name of the person to whom you spoke and their response. It doesn't matter if you've written or called before. Please call and/or fax your state Attorney General as soon as possible. You'll find phone and fax numbers below. Thank you so much for your help! Let's make this final amicus brief the best supported yet!! Simon Billenness *for the New England Burma Roundtable* Trillium Asset Management 711 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02111 (617) 423-6655, x225 (800) 548-5684 (617) 482-6179 - fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.trilliuminvest.com/ ============================================== 2. Background & Previous Tally On June 22, 1999, the Massachusetts Burma Law was struck down in federal appeals court. The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), which represents major multinational corporations, brought the case. The NFTC claims that the law is unconstitutional. But this decision - if it stands - would greatly restrict our ability as citizens to direct how our elected officials spend our tax money. Modeled on similar anti-apartheid statutes, the Massachusetts Burma Law effectively barred the state from buying goods or services from companies that did business in Burma. Had the courts struck down South Africa-related laws in the 1980's, Nelson Mandela might still be in prison today. If the U.S. Supreme Court finds the Massachusetts Burma Law unconstitutional, it could also affect the constitutionality of similar laws with regard to Northern Ireland, Nigeria, Tibet, East Timor as well as laws that restrict state and local purchases of old-growth or rainforest wood. On the last set of amicus briefs - filed in federal appeals court in Boston * the following state attorneys general signed on an amicus brief in support of the Massachusetts Burma Law: Arkansas California Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Missouri New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota Rhode Island Oklahoma Oregon Utah Washington ============================================== 3. Sample Letter & Talking Points Please fax and/or call your state attorney general - name, address and fax number are below. If you call, ask specifically for the assistant attorney general responsible for signing on to amicus briefs. Be sure to reach them by FRIDAY, JANUARY 7th. Start your letter: "Dear Attorney General _____" I am writing to urge that you sign on an amicus brief to be filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Massachusetts Burma selective purchasing law. [Include a paragraph describing yourself and your roots in the local community.] On June 22, 1999, the Boston Federal Appeals Court struck down the Massachusetts Burma Law. Sponsored by state rep. Byron Rushing, this law effectively barred companies that do business with the Burmese military junta from receiving state procurement contracts. On November 29, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the case. How Massachusetts - or any state -spends its tax dollars is matter for the citizens of Massachusetts and their elected officials. It is a violation of state sovereignty and local democracy for the federal government or corporations to try to micro-manage state or local spending. Inspired by the anti- apartheid campaign, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader of the Burmese democracy movement, has called for economic sanctions on Burma to press the ruling military junta to restore democracy in that country. She has described selective purchasing laws - such as the Massachusetts Burma Law - as an effective way of supporting the Burmese democracy movement. I urge you to offer your support in defending the Massachusetts Burma Law. I specifically urge you to sign on the amicus brief in support of the petition to be filed by Massachusetts on January 13th arguing that the law is constitutional. To do this, please contact either Thomas Barnico (x2086) or Jim Sweeney (x3321), both Massachusetts Assistant Attorneys General at (617) 727-2200. The deadline for signing on to this amicus brief is Monday, January 10th. [Don't forget to thank your state AG if he or she signed on the last amicus brief. See list of AG's above.] I appreciate your prompt attention to this crucial issue. Please write back and tell me what action you intend to take. *************** Please send a copy of your letter to: Assistant Attorney General Tom Barnico Commonwealth of Massachusetts, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108. (617) 727-5785 - fax ==================================== 4. List of State Attorneys General STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL Alabama Honorable Bill Pryor Attorney General of Alabama Office of the Attorney General State House 11 South Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130 PHO:(334) 242-7300 FAX: 334-242-7458 Alaska Honorable Bruce M. Botelho Attorney General of Alaska Office of the Attorney General Post Office Box 110300 Diamond Courthouse Juneau, AK 99811-0300 PHO:(907) 465-3600 FAX: 907-465-2075 Arizona Honorable Janet Napolitano Attorney General of Arizona Office of the Attorney General 1275 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 PHO:(602) 542-4266 FAX: 602-542-4085 Arkansas Honorable Mark Pryor Attorney General of Arkansas Office of the Attorney General 200 Tower Building, 323 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2610 PHO:(501) 682-2007 FAX: 501-682-8084 California Honorable Bill Lockyer Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 PHO: (916) 445-9555 FAX: 916-322-5341 Colorado Honorable Ken Salazar Attorney General of Colorado Office of the Attorney General Department of Law 1525 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 PHO:(303) 866-3052 FAX: 303-866-3955 Connecticut Honorable Richard Blumenthal Attorney General of Connecticut Office of the Attorney General 55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06141-0120 PHO:(860) 808-5318 FAX: 860-808-5387 Delaware Honorable M. Jane Brady Attorney General of Delaware Office of the Attorney General Carvel State Office Building 820 North French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 PHO:(302) 577-8600 FAX: 302-577-6499 Florida Honorable Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General of Florida Office of the Attorney General The Capitol PL 01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 PHO:(850) 487-1963 FAX: 850-487-2564 Georgia Honorable Thurbert E. Baker Attorney General of Georgia Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30334-1300 PHO:(404) 656-4585 FAX: 404-657-8733 Hawaii Honorable Margery S. Bronster Attorney General of Hawaii Office of the Attorney General 425 Queen Street Honolulu, HI 96813 PHO:(808) 586-1282 FAX: 808-586-1239 Idaho Honorable Alan G. Lance Attorney General of Idaho Office of the Attorney General Statehouse Boise, ID 83720-1000 PHO:(208) 334-2400 FAX: 208-334-2530 Illinois Honorable Jim Ryan Attorney General of Illinois Office of the Attorney General James R. Thompson Center 100 West Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 PHO:(312) 814-2503 FAX: 312-814-5024 Indiana Honorable Jeffrey A. Modisett Attorney General of Indiana Office of the Attorney General Indiana Government Center South Fifth Floor 402 West Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 PHO:(317) 233-4386 FAX: 317-232-7979 Iowa Honorable Tom Miller Attorney General of Iowa Office of the Attorney General Hoover State Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319 PHO:(515) 281-5164 FAX: 515-281-4209 Kansas Honorable Carla J. Stovall Attorney General of Kansas Office of the Attorney General Judicial Building 301 West Tenth Street Topeka, KS 66612-1597 PHO:(785) 296-2215 FAX: 785-296-6296 Kentucky Honorable Albert Benjamin "Ben" Chandler III Attorney General of Kentucky Office of the Attorney General State Capitol, Room 116 Frankfort, KY 40601 PHO:(502) 696-5300 FAX: 502-573-8317 Louisiana Honorable Richard P. Ieyoub Attorney General of Louisiana Office of the Attorney General Department of Justice Post Office Box 94095 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4095 PHO:(504) 342-7013 FAX: 504-342-8703 Maine Honorable Andrew Ketterer Attorney General of Maine Office of the Attorney General State House Station Six Augusta, ME 04333 PHO:(207) 626-8800 FAX: 207-287-3145 Maryland Honorable J. Joseph Curran Jr. Attorney General of Maryland Office of the Attorney General 200 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202-2202 PHO:(410) 576-6300 FAX: 410-576-7003 Massachusetts Honorable Tom Reilly Attorney General of Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108-1698 PHO:(617) 727-2200 FAX: 617-727-3251 Michigan Honorable Jennifer Granholm Attorney General of Michigan Office of the Attorney General Post Office Box 30212 525 West Ottawa Street Lansing, MI 48909-0212 PHO:(517) 373-1110 FAX: 517-373-3042 Minnesota Honorable Mike Hatch Attorney General of Minnesota Office of the Attorney General State Capitol Suite 102 St. Paul, MN 55155 PHO:(651) 296-6196 FAX: 651-297-4193 Mississippi Honorable Mike Moore Attorney General of Mississippi Office of the Attorney General Department of Justice Post Office Box 220 Jackson, MS 39205-0220 PHO:(601) 359-3692 FAX: 601-359-3441 Missouri Honorable Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon Attorney General of Missouri Office of the Attorney General Supreme Court Building 207 West High Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 PHO:(573) 751-3321 FAX: 573-751-0774 Montana Honorable Joseph P. Mazurek Attorney General of Montana Office of the Attorney General Justice Building, 215 North Sanders Helena, MT 59620-1401 PHO:(406) 444-2026 FAX: 406-444-3549 Nebraska Honorable Don Stenberg Attorney General of Nebraska Office of the Attorney General State Capitol Post Office Box 98920 Lincoln, NE 68509-8920 PHO:(402) 471-2682 FAX: 402-471-3297 Nevada Honorable Frankie Sue Del Papa Attorney General of Nevada Office of the Attorney General Old Supreme Court Building 100 North Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 PHO:(775) 687-4170 FAX: 775-687-5798 New Hampshire Honorable Philip T. McLaughlin Attorney General of New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General State House Annex, 25 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6397 PHO:(603) 271-3658 FAX: 603-271-2110 New Jersey Honorable Peter Verniero Attorney General of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex 25 Market Street, CN 080 Trenton, NJ 08625 PHO:(609) 292-4925 FAX: 609-292-3508 New Mexico Honorable Patricia Madrid Attorney General of New Mexico Office of the Attorney General Post Office Drawer 1508 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508 PHO:(505) 827-6000 FAX: 505-827-5826 New York Honorable Elliot Spitzer Attorney General of New York Office of the Attorney General Department of Law - The Capitol 2nd Floor Albany, NY 12224 PHO:(518) 474-7330 FAX: 518-473-9909 North Carolina Honorable Michael F. Easley Attorney General of North Carolina Office of the Attorney General Department of Justice Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602-0629 PHO:(919) 716-6400 FAX: 919-716-6750 North Dakota Honorable Heidi Heitkamp Attorney General of North Dakota Office of the Attorney General State Capitol 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0040 PHO:(701) 328-2210 FAX: 701-328-2226 Ohio Honorable Betty D. Montgomery Attorney General of Ohio Office of the Attorney General State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0410 PHO:(614) 466-3376 FAX: 614- 644-6135 Oklahoma Honorable W.A. Drew Edmondson Attorney General of Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General State Capitol, Room 112 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105 PHO:(405) 521-3921 FAX: 405-521-6246 Oregon Honorable Hardy Myers Attorney General of Oregon Office of the Attorney General Justice Building 1162 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97310 PHO:(503) 378-6002 FAX: 503-378-4017 Pennsylvania Honorable Mike Fisher Attorney General of Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 PHO:(717) 787-3391 FAX: 717-787-8242 Rhode Island Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse Attorney General of Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General 150 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 PHO:(401) 274-4400 FAX: 401-222-1302 South Carolina Honorable Charlie Condon Attorney General of South Carolina Office of the Attorney General Rembert C. Dennis Office Building Post Office Box 11549 Columbia, SC 29211-1549 PHO:(803) 734-3970 FAX: 803-253-6283 South Dakota Honorable Mark Barnett Attorney General of South Dakota Office of the Attorney General 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-5070 PHO:(605) 773-3215 FAX: 605-773-4106 Tennessee Honorable Paul G. Summers Attorney General of Tennessee Office of the Attorney General 500 Charlotte Avenue Nashville, TN 37243 PHO:(615) 741-6474 FAX: 615-741-2009 Texas Honorable John Cornyn Attorney General of Texas Office of the Attorney General Capitol Station Post Office Box 12548 Austin, TX 78711-2548 PHO:(512) 463-2191 FAX: 512-463-2063 Utah Honorable Jan Graham Attorney General of Utah Office of the Attorney General State Capitol, Room 236 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0810 PHO:(801) 538-1326 FAX: 801-538-1121 Vermont Honorable William H. Sorrell Attorney General of Vermont Office of the Attorney General 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1001 PHO:(802) 828-3171 FAX: 802-828-3187 Virginia Honorable Mark L. Earley Attorney General of Virginia Office of the Attorney General 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 PHO:(804) 786-2071 FAX: 804-786-1991 Washington Honorable Christine O. Gregoire Attorney General of Washington Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 40100 1125 Washington Street, SE Olympia, WA 98504-0100 PHO:(360) 753-6200 FAX: 360-586-8474 West Virginia Honorable Darrell V. McGraw Jr. Attorney General of West Virginia Office of the Attorney General State Capitol Charleston, WV 25305 PHO:(304) 558-2021 FAX: 304-558-0140 Wisconsin Honorable James E. Doyle Attorney General of Wisconsin Office of the Attorney General State Capitol Post Office Box 7857 Suite 114 East Madison, WI 53707-7857 PHO:(608) 266-1221 FAX: 608-267-2779 Wyoming Honorable Gay Woodhouse Attorney General of Wyoming Office of the Attorney General 123 Capitol Building Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 PHO: (307) 777-7841 FAX: 307-777-6869 ========================================= Simon Billenness *for the New England Burma Roundtable* Trillium Asset Management 711 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02111 (617) 423-6655, x225 (800) 548-5684 (617) 482-6179 - fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.trilliuminvest.com/ ============================================== "I see my life...as part of a procession, a dynamic process, doing all that we can do to move toward more good and justice; a process that is not isolated from what has happened before or what will come after. 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