[NV Greens] Fwd: The Fight to Stop the Patriot Act Expansion Begins
Now
Paul Etxeberri
eusko at greens.org
Sat Jun 4 00:44:17 PDT 2005
>
>
><http://action.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=221&s_src=ActionEmail&s_subsrc=title>The
>Fight to Stop the Patriot Act Expansion Begins
>Now
>
>The debate around the Patriot Act is approaching
>a crucial moment of decision. Will we sit back
>while the Bush Administration sacrifices our
>liberty, or will we answer freedom's call and
>help Congress bring the Patriot Act in line with
>the Constitution?
>
>There are significant flaws in the Patriot Act,
>flaws that threaten your fundamental freedoms by
>giving the government the power to access to
>your medical records, tax records, information
>about the books you buy or borrow without
>probable cause, and the power to break into your
>home and conduct secret searches without telling
>you for weeks, months, or indefinitely.
>
>Some of these flawed provisions are set to
>expire at the end of the year. But President
>Bush wants to make them permanent, and the House
>and Senate have been holding hearings in
>preparation for votes that are expected this
>June and July.
>
>We must not permit this power grab to go
>unchecked. We have less than two months to stop
>the Bush Administration's Patriot Act expansion
>plans.
>
>You have an important role to play in the fight.
>Your Members of Congress are accountable to you,
>their constituent. Many of them know that the
>Patriot Act needs to be fixed, not expanded.
>And if they have the courage of their
>convictions, they won't give in to this latest
>Bush Administration power grab. But they've got
>to hear from every American who knows that the
>Patriot Act erodes our fundamental privacy and
>due process rights.
>
><http://action.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=221&s_src=ActionEmail&s_subsrc=middle2>Defend
>the Constitution and your own fundamental
>freedoms by urging Congress to reject an
>expansion of the Patriot Act.
>
>In the coming weeks we'll be asking for your
>help to stop these efforts to increase secret
>government surveillance and search powers. The
>Patriot Act imposes restrictions on your privacy
>that no democratic and free society should
>tolerate. We need you to use your power as a
>concerned citizen to stop the government from
>stripping away your rights.
>
>The Patriot Act's extreme powers do not have to
>be a fact of life. We can make sure many of its
>infamous provisions expire at the end of this
>year. We have an opportunity to stop Congress
>from expanding secret government surveillance
>and removing proper checks and balances.
>
>What can you do?
>
><http://action.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=221&s_scr=ActionEmail&s_subsrc=middle>Refuse
>to Surrender Your Freedom right now by clicking
>here to send an email to your Members of
>Congress. Tell them you oppose the Patriot
>Act's expansion.
>
>Next week we are going to be asking you to call
>to your Members of Congress on this
>issue. Together we are going to "light up the
>phones" in Congress and make our voices heard.
>
>What can you do if you really care about this issue?
>
><http://action.aclu.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=1320&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS>Want
>to help organize local events or work with
>organizers to raise awareness about the Patriot
>Act? Fill out this form and let us know how
>you'd like to get more involved.
>
><http://www.aclu.org/contribute/contribute.cfm?BNR=1>You
>can also support the ACLU's work on this issue.
>By becoming a member or making a donation, you
>help us pay for ads and other public education
>materials that help raise awareness about this
>critical issue. Please give your support now.
>
><http://action.aclu.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AP_PatActLanding>Have
>you talked to your friends and neighbors about
>the Patriot Act? Check out our talking points
>and issue materials and learn more about how to
>share your concern with others and mobilize your
>local community or your friends online.
>
>How does all this help?
>
>We know that there is widespread opposition to
>Patriot Act. When we speak out and communicate
>this opposition to our elected officials, they
>notice. Members of Congress from across the
>political spectrum have their own doubts about
>the Patriot Act and in light of the growing
>bipartisan opposition, these leaders will see
>that they cannot support this flawed legislation.
>
>Public outcry has helped us stop legislation and
>other government actions in the past. It is up
>to us to use our power again. Just last month
>the Senate Intelligence Committee responded
>public pressure by holding an unplanned public
>hearing on the Patriot Act. We must keep pushing
>for Congress to make the right choices.
>
>Through public pressure and aggressive lobbying,
>we are going to put such pressure on Congress
>that they will be forced to stop attempts to
>expand the Patriot Act. What the Patriot Act
>needs is the common sense and reasonable fixes
>the ACLU has endorsed, not expansion.
>
><http://action.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=221&s_src=ActionEmail&s_subsrc=bottom>Every
>Member of Congress will be able to vote on this
>issue. Your action will help us stop the Patriot
>Act's expansion. Click here to write your
>Members of Congress today.
>
><http://action.aclu.org/patriotactsunsets>http://action.aclu.org/patriotactsunsets
>
> June 2, 2005
>
><http://action.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=221&s_src=ActionEmail&s_subsrc=sidebar>Urge
>your Members of Congress to Stop Expansion of
>the Patriot Act
>
>Recent Success Stories
>
>In hundreds of communities across the country,
>concerned residents are taking a stand to
>prevent the erosion of their freedoms under the
>PATRIOT Act. Local resolutions, such as one
>passed in Sitka Alaska, have called attention to
>this issue and Congress is taking notice.
><http://action.aclu.org/site/News2?abbr=AS_&page=NewsArticle&id=5019>>>Learn
>more
>
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Paul Etxeberri
"Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow" ---Chateaubriand
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