ACCR's "Open Secret' film

Citizens Against Constitutional Reform

Terrorists Within Our Gates

The Constitutional Rewrite people recently made a thirty (30) minute film depicting a conspicuously small part of the 1901 Constitutional Convention. ACCR has taken the official transcript of the1901 Alabama Constitutional Convention and created a re-enactment of actors speaking the words of the 1901 delegates.

A serious question arises if thirty (30) minutes is all it took our ancestors to write the 1901 Constitution. What should have took months and months of honest and intense deliberations has been condensed down to a mere thirty (30) minutes. In so doing, how much of the truth did ACCR leave out?

ACCR refers to a woman not having the right to vote. Is that true today? Do we need to rewrite the entire Alabama Constitution to give women the right to vote when women already have the right to vote in Alabama. ACCR's proposal to rewrite the entire Alabama Constitution is insane.

ACCR also claims that the 1901 Constitutional Convention "disenfranchised poor whites and Blacks in that memorable document," but deliberately fails to state how the Convention accomplished that feat or how that disenfranchisement affects us today. No one in Alabama is disenfranchised from full participation in today's society or prosperity.

ACCR names their documentary "Open Secret." The convention is not alone in secrecy. What kind of secret is ACCR promulgating in their documentary by showing only a select few and biased facts contained in the 1901 Constitution Convention that are totally irrelevant in Alabama today?

Below is ACCR's Progaganda sheet

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Dear ACCR supporter,

ACCR has taken the official transcript of the1901 Alabama Constitutional Convention and created a re-enactment, using actors in period costume, speaking the words of the 1901 delegates.

We filmed the half-hour re-enactment and named it "Open Secret" after some of the words used during that Convention.

A woman, although not a delegate, and not allowed to vote in 1901, appealed to the men to allow women to vote.

They turned her down. They also disenfranchised poor whites and Blacks in that memorable document.

Their words will surprise you.

The screenings of this re-enactment are being presented throughout Alabama beginning this month.

All screenings are free and include a panel of guests to debate whether or not the Constitution should be changed, and the best way to do it. The audience is invited to participate in the discussion.

Following are the screenings so far. More are anticipated.

Tuesday, February 23rd, at 6:30 p.m., Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington St. in Montgomery.

Friday, February 26th at 6:30 p.m., Historic Carver Theatre, 4th Ave. NORTH and 17th Street in Birmingham.

Tuesday, March 30th at noon at the State Capitol Auditorium, 600 Dexter Avenue in Montgomery

Thanks for helping to bring a new constitution to Alabama,

Nancy Ekberg, ACCR Communications Chair for ACCR Inc.

	Citizens Against Constitutional Reform Terrorists Within Our Gates
	The Constitutional Rewrite people recently made a thirty (30) minute film depicting a conspicuously small part of the 1901 Constitutional Convention. ACCR has taken the official transcript of the1901 Alabama Constitutional Convention and created a re-enactment of actors speaking the words of the 1901 delegates. A serious question arises if thirty (30) minutes is all it took our ancestors to write the 1901 Constitution. What should have took months and months of honest and intense deliberations has been condensed down to a mere thirty (30) minutes. In so doing, how much of the truth did ACCR leave out? ACCR refers to a woman not having the right to vote. Is that true today? Do we need to rewrite the entire Alabama Constitution to give women the right to vote when women already have the right to vote in Alabama. ACCR's proposal to rewrite the entire Alabama Constitution is insane. ACCR also claims that the 1901 Constitutional Convention "disenfranchised poor whites and Blacks in that memorable document," but deliberately fails to state how the Convention accomplished that feat or how that disenfranchisement affects us today. No one in Alabama is disenfranchised from full participation in today's society or prosperity. ACCR names their documentary "Open Secret." The convention is not alone in secrecy. What kind of secret is ACCR promulgating in their documentary by showing only a select few and biased facts contained in the 1901 Constitution Convention that are totally irrelevant in Alabama today? Below is ACCR's Progaganda sheet ***************** Dear ACCR supporter, ACCR has taken the official transcript of the1901 Alabama Constitutional Convention and created a re-enactment, using actors in period costume, speaking the words of the 1901 delegates. We filmed the half-hour re-enactment and named it "Open Secret" after some of the words used during that Convention. A woman, although not a delegate, and not allowed to vote in 1901, appealed to the men to allow women to vote. They turned her down. They also disenfranchised poor whites and Blacks in that memorable document. Their words will surprise you. The screenings of this re-enactment are being presented throughout Alabama beginning this month. All screenings are free and include a panel of guests to debate whether or not the Constitution should be changed, and the best way to do it. The audience is invited to participate in the discussion. Following are the screenings so far. More are anticipated. Tuesday, February 23rd, at 6:30 p.m., Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington St. in Montgomery. Friday, February 26th at 6:30 p.m., Historic Carver Theatre, 4th Ave. NORTH and 17th Street in Birmingham. Tuesday, March 30th at noon at the State Capitol Auditorium, 600 Dexter Avenue in Montgomery Thanks for helping to bring a new constitution to Alabama, Nancy Ekberg, ACCR Communications Chair for ACCR Inc.