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Earlier this year, Congress gave sweeping new surveillance powers to the Executive Branch, including
widespread warrantless wiretapping of American citizens, in the so-called Protect America Act.
Now, the Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to consider legislation
to reinstate protections for civil liberties and reestablish checks
and balances in government. We need you to contact your
Senator on the Committee to insist that he or she votes to repeal
the Protect America Act and to limit the ability of government agencies
to obtain information about American citizens without the appropriate
judicial constraints.
Take action today to protect Americans against government spying programs!
The Protect America Act was rushed through Congress earlier this year with little public debate.
It is critical that the Senate pass legislation that reinstates needed checks and balances. This legislation
must ensure that government agencies obtain individual warrants before wiretapping the communications of
American citizens and not provide retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that have provided
government agencies with information on their customer's records.
Send a message to your Senator to urge him/her to vote to repeal the Protect America Act.
TAKE ACTION
1. Contact your Senator now, by phone or by email, and
tell him or her to repeal the Protect America Act. Say
that widespread warrantless wiretapping of Americans is unacceptable
in a democracy and any legislation to reform the Protect America
Act must clearly state that the government must obtain an individual
warrant when it wiretaps the communications of American citizens.
Tell your Senator that Congress must also guard against providing
retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that have provided
government agencies with information on their customer's records.
2. Send this alert to other concerned citizens in your state - your grassroots network, your friends and
coworkers. Encourage them to contact their Senator today!
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