2,932 days and counting!
Joseph Raglione
November 06, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, the Patriot Act needs fixing and if you don't do it, who will? How important is your personal liberty? If you honestly love Democratic freedom, than contact your Congressman and demand he take action to change and improve the Patriot Act. It must be replaced with legally constitutional amendments or abolished altogether! If you understand world history, you will know how the Nazis acted without mercy and dragged away anybody they felt like questioning. You will understand how the U.S.S.R.'s secret police did the same thing during the cold war years and how, in the Sudan today, people continue to be murdered simply because they are an unwanted race. The following message is from the American Civil Liberties Union...>
Dear ACLU Supporter,
Every day since President Bush signed the Patriot Act into law, this alarming and unconstitutional legislation has severely undermined American freedom.
It all began 2,932 days ago, when your representative in Congress voted to pass the Patriot Act. But we can end the damage this dangerous legislation has done today with swift action from you and thousands of other ACLU supporters.
This week, the House Judiciary Committee is working on a bill to reform the deeply flawed Patriot Act. Now, we need you to contact your Representative with a clear, unequivocal message.
Tell your U.S. representative that voting for the Patriot Act was a serious mistake and that action to end the damage this dangerous legislation has done is long overdue.
The Patriot Act has deep flaws that threaten your fundamental freedoms by giving the government the power to access your medical records, tax records, information about the books you buy or borrow without probable cause.
It also gives the government the power to break into your home and conduct secret searches without telling you for weeks, months—or they may never tell you.
We need reforms that effectively rein in the out-of-control government powers embedded in the Patriot Act. And those who voted for the act eight long years ago have a special responsibility to act.
Tell your U.S. representative to undo the damage the Patriot Act has caused for the past 2,932 days.
Itīs crucial that every member of Congress—especially those who voted for the Patriot Act 2,932 days ago—hears our demand for real Patriot Act reform that:
Protects the privacy of records by limiting the governmentīs use of National Security Letters to collect the records of innocent people far removed from an actual terrorism suspect.
Protects the privacy of homes and businesses by restricting secret "sneak and peek" searches to emergencies and urgent circumstances.
Protects First Amendment rights by requiring the government to convince a court that a National Security gag order is necessary.
Action on this critical issue could take place at any moment. Please contact your representative now.
Sincerely,
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
Dear ACLU Supporter,
Every day since President Bush signed the Patriot Act into law, this alarming and unconstitutional legislation has severely undermined American freedom.
It all began 2,932 days ago, when your representative in Congress voted to pass the Patriot Act. But we can end the damage this dangerous legislation has done today with swift action from you and thousands of other ACLU supporters.
This week, the House Judiciary Committee is working on a bill to reform the deeply flawed Patriot Act. Now, we need you to contact your Representative with a clear, unequivocal message.
Tell your U.S. representative that voting for the Patriot Act was a serious mistake and that action to end the damage this dangerous legislation has done is long overdue.
The Patriot Act has deep flaws that threaten your fundamental freedoms by giving the government the power to access your medical records, tax records, information about the books you buy or borrow without probable cause.
It also gives the government the power to break into your home and conduct secret searches without telling you for weeks, months—or they may never tell you.
We need reforms that effectively rein in the out-of-control government powers embedded in the Patriot Act. And those who voted for the act eight long years ago have a special responsibility to act.
Tell your U.S. representative to undo the damage the Patriot Act has caused for the past 2,932 days.
Itīs crucial that every member of Congress—especially those who voted for the Patriot Act 2,932 days ago—hears our demand for real Patriot Act reform that:
Protects the privacy of records by limiting the governmentīs use of National Security Letters to collect the records of innocent people far removed from an actual terrorism suspect.
Protects the privacy of homes and businesses by restricting secret "sneak and peek" searches to emergencies and urgent circumstances.
Protects First Amendment rights by requiring the government to convince a court that a National Security gag order is necessary.
Action on this critical issue could take place at any moment. Please contact your representative now.
Sincerely,
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
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