Help Rep Conyers: Stop the Expansion of the U.S.A. Patriot Act

[understandinglife]

I wanted to provide you with an update on the status of the Patriot Act. The House and Senate are in conference to resolve the differences between their separate versions of the bill to renew and, in some cases, expand the Patriot Act. The House version contains far more egregious provisions than the Senate version, and I voted against it in the House. Among other things, the House bill does little to limit the government's ability to snoop into library and bookstore records to ascertain the reading habits of law abiding citizens, has no clarification on the use of "national security letters" (it has recently been reported that these letters are being used excess), and a near-permanent ten-year extension of the Act. The Senate version is only slightly better.

More at the link:

http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000305.htm

He needs help, everyone. Should this be a DU Activist mission?


Peace.

[ananda]

1. Should this be a DU Activist mission?

Yes.

[Pachamama]

6. Yes it should...n/t

:patriot:

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. YES

[hiley]

2. yes

it should

[Carolab]

3. Absolutely. I just sent my letter using the link on JC's page. n/t

[understandinglife]

4. Thank you!!

Peace.

[texpatriot2004]

5. I want to help but I don't know what to write? Any ideas? n.t

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. use mine as a model

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Done, my local fishwrap

To the Editor,

Recent pieces in different papers on the abuse by the FBI of the National Security Letters are but the latest example of why the USPA is an attack on the Bill of Rights. This was a disastrous bill that should have never made it out of Committee, let alone become law. It is not American to attack the civil right of American Citizens. We are told, but everything changed after 9.11. I say if it changed to the point that we need to refuse the civil rights of American Citizens, as stated in the Bill of Rights, then the Terrorists have won. Benjamin Franklin said it best, "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security."

[Pam-Moby]

10. Done and here it is. :)

After the 911 attack on our country we were in need of an overhaul on our intelligence when dealing with terrorist. Then our government came up with the Patriot Act. Recently abuses have come to light demonstrating misuse of the power given to these agencies. Tens of thousands of ordinary Americans are being investigated even when no link to terrorism is found. We as a nation need to readdress the powers that are being given to these agencies to insure that an innocent person’s privacy is being protected. The Patriot Act is up for renewal and expansions on this act including a ten year extension of the act are being discussed in Washington. Please speak out to your Senators and Congressman and ask them to protect your right to privacy.

[Pam-Moby]

13. Our local paper called today and asked to print it.

:bounce:

[corbett]

11. Extra Motivation

Check out this URL and then remember that the Patriot Act was written before 9/11:

https://secure.reopen911.org/freedvd.php

[Tuesday_Morning]

12. Yes! n/t