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Don't Let the Bush Administration and Telecom Companies Spy on Us!

Target: U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: American Civil Liberties Union
The Bush administration has been trying with all its might to force Congress to grant the President broad spying powers. Now, it's up to Congress to decide if the government can eavesdrop on Americans without a warrant, and whether or not telecommunications companies will get away with illegally helping the administration spy on us over the past six years.

For far too long, President Bush has been trying to expand his power at the expense of our freedom and the Constitution. The House of Representatives made a wise decision to let President Bush's reckless and unconstitutional spying bill expire. Now, they must stand strong and continue rejecting the administration’s fear mongering tactics.

Help protect our constitutional rights! Urge the House of Representatives to reject any legislation that does not restore judicial review and protect the privacy rights of innocent Americans.
deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 30,000
 

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Dear Representative [Name],

The Bush administration is playing politics with domestic surveillance legislation. As your constituent, I assure you that I see through the lies and misinformation. I applaud the recent decision in the House to stand up to bullying from President Bush.

The president is saying he does not want the courts to have any say in whether telecommunications companies acted illegally when they turned over private information to the government. I believe that only the Courts can decide if something was illegal -- not Congress. That's why I oppose retroactive telecom immunity.

Domestic warrantless spying, authorized by the so-called "Protect America Act," isn't about listening to our enemies. It's about unaccountable access to Americans' international phone calls and emails. The Constitution is clear that when the government wants to wiretap an American, in the United States, a warrant is required. That's why I insist you only pass a spying bill if the government has to get an individual warrant to spy on an American.

[Your comment here]

Again, I urge you to continue rejecting Bush's lies and fear mongering. Letting his reckless and unconstitutional spying bill expire was a wise decision. Now, please only pass a bill that respects the Constitution and the rule of law.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]
We signed the “Don't Let the Bush Administration and Telecom Companies Spy on Us!” petition!
# 150:
9:29 am PST, Mar 1, Kristi Jennings, Tennessee
# 149:
9:28 am PST, Mar 1, Betty Unterbrink, Illinois
# 148:
9:26 am PST, Mar 1, Allison Murphy, New York
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9:22 am PST, Mar 1, Gordon Minard, Washington
Bush and his band of crooks have destroyed our personal liberties and he does not did to spy on us.Bush should on trial for treason and be impeached. As a former telecom employee, yes spy on lawbreakers not honest everyday people.Keep Nazi Bush off our phone lines.
# 146:
9:18 am PST, Mar 1, Ana Kowalczyk, Turkey
# 145:
9:12 am PST, Mar 1, Art Deco, Maine
# 144:
9:11 am PST, Mar 1, Name not displayed, Kentucky
i don't want know one spy on me or my family what about spying on bush and his family and obama and his family
# 143:
9:08 am PST, Mar 1, Taery Anglin, California
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9:05 am PST, Mar 1, Name not displayed, Maryland
# 141:
8:58 am PST, Mar 1, KellyMarie McClintock, Canada
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8:54 am PST, Mar 1, Beverly Abbott, Iowa
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8:53 am PST, Mar 1, Name not displayed, Illinois
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8:50 am PST, Mar 1, Name not displayed, New Jersey
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8:43 am PST, Mar 1, Name not displayed, Texas
# 136:
8:39 am PST, Mar 1, David Paschall-Zimbel, Minnesota
The telecommunications companies have entire departments of lawyers to let them know what is 'legal' and what is 'illegal' when it comes to wire-taps. These companies are not above refusing to continue wire-taps when they aren't paid (per recent FBI revelations), and they shouldn't be given blanket immunity for actions that they HAD TO KNOW were patently illegal under the laws current at the time.
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8:39 am PST, Mar 1, Name not displayed, New York
# 134:
8:37 am PST, Mar 1, Susan Curley, New Jersey
# 133:
8:33 am PST, Mar 1, Carol Neary, Indiana
# 132:
8:33 am PST, Mar 1, Jane Oberlander, Washington
# 131:
8:18 am PST, Mar 1, Glen Venezio, Puerto Rico
# 130:
8:17 am PST, Mar 1, Stefanie Moravitz, Minnesota
# 129:
8:17 am PST, Mar 1, Name not displayed, Romania
# 128:
8:15 am PST, Mar 1, Jason Turgeon, Maine
If phone companies are above the law than none of us are safe.
# 127:
8:08 am PST, Mar 1, Jewels Hadman, Connecticut
# 126:
8:04 am PST, Mar 1, Heather Hogge, Virginia
# 125:
8:04 am PST, Mar 1, D DAVIDSOHN, California
When you say "innocent American citizens" it is a strange ability of people to stick their noses into their private lives and is fully illegal. If someone is suspected of serious crimes and terrorism plans than any law enforcement official has a right to use every means possible to stop or thwart the attack and I don't care how they do it! Just stop it before it takes place is the aim!!! But Innocent Americans NO!!!!
# 124:
8:03 am PST, Mar 1, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
We are all equal under the law and phone companies are not exempt or entitled to divulge information one has a right to be confidential.
# 123:
8:02 am PST, Mar 1, Bhagwati Barberis, Italy
# 122:
7:59 am PST, Mar 1, Karyn Keyes, California
# 121:
7:58 am PST, Mar 1, Gypsy Elan, Indiana
# 120:
7:52 am PST, Mar 1, Maria Fernanda R. Alvarez, Argentina
# 119:
7:51 am PST, Mar 1, Giovanna Coelho, Brazil
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7:48 am PST, Mar 1, Sarah Biejansky, Florida
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7:43 am PST, Mar 1, Tara Torres, New Jersey
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7:42 am PST, Mar 1, Jillian Searles, New York
# 115:
7:35 am PST, Mar 1, W. Daniel Case II, Michigan
Each and every one of the people involved in this should be tried and buried under the jail house.
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7:24 am PST, Mar 1, Anna Northrop, Tennessee
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7:20 am PST, Mar 1, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
# 112:
7:17 am PST, Mar 1, Thelma D. Thompson, Michigan
The last I knew America was still a free democracy. And unless the phone companies were led to beleive that it was in their best interests to 'go along' with the adminstration. They are not anymore above the law than the rest of the country. Now if it is shown that the administration told them this was perfectly legal to do, then I would think that the phone companies would be off the hook. And of course then the administration should be prosicuted for not only the wire tapping, but lieing to encourage the phone companies to help them do it. Not to mention all the other laws and rules that were (at the very least) bent so badly that the actions taken would not stand up under an investigation by a kindergarten class.
# 111:
7:11 am PST, Mar 1, Gino Foti, Massachusetts
# 110:
7:10 am PST, Mar 1, Diane Burlison, Missouri
They should go by the same rules as everyone else. It is none of their business what we are discussing on the phone. What happended to a free world?
# 109:
7:00 am PST, Mar 1, Paula Boubary, California
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6:55 am PST, Mar 1, Brent Bartholomew, California
everone should abay,the law,especialy the phone companys,as your conversation are ment to be privete,.guess the companys that didnt give it up are going to grow 10 x faster than those that gave it up & broke the law. no one even bush,is above the law.
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6:50 am PST, Mar 1, Aelred Glidden, Michigan
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6:44 am PST, Mar 1, Rob Stradmeijer, Netherlands
# 105:
6:42 am PST, Mar 1, Mark Burwinkel, Ohio
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin 1759
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6:39 am PST, Mar 1, Dellianan Of the Sea, Colorado
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6:23 am PST, Mar 1, Kathleen Cole, Ohio
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6:23 am PST, Mar 1, Sharon Melvin, United Kingdom
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6:21 am PST, Mar 1, Pam Hawkins, Colorado
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