LWV: ACTION ALERT: We Must Restore Civil Liberties

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ACTION ALERT: We Must Restore Civil Liberties 

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 <http://capwiz.com/lwv/utr/1/LWSWHUCKYM/AYAUHUDNQE/1510715131>  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 <http://capwiz.com/lwv/utr/1/LWSWHUCKYM/JIRMHUDNQF/1510715131>
message to your Senator to urge them to vote to repeal the Protect America
Act. 

TAKE <http://capwiz.com/lwv/utr/1/LWSWHUCKYM/LEBUHUDNQG/1510715131>  ACTION

1. Contact <http://capwiz.com/lwv/utr/1/LWSWHUCKYM/MDOVHUDNQH/1510715131>
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! 

BACKGROUND

Learn <http://capwiz.com/lwv/utr/1/LWSWHUCKYM/KIJKHUDNQI/1510715131>  more
about what the League has done to protect civil liberties. 

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For additional information, please contact LWVUS Grassroots Lobbyist
Christina Vamvas at lobbying at lwv.org.

Action Alert #110-12, Senate Judiciary, GLC, 10/25/07

 


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