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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!
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4:44 pm PDT, Mar 22, Emily Goodwin Durand, Pennsylvania
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2:35 pm PDT, Mar 22, Sylvia Felix, New Mexico
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1:36 pm PDT, Mar 22, Julia Tawyea, Pennsylvania
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1:13 pm PDT, Mar 22, Charles W. Nakata, California
It is time to convict this 'mafia' family and put legally elected 'public employees' who MUST answer to the citizen voters.
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1:06 pm PDT, Mar 22, C Tuke, Utah
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11:18 am PDT, Mar 22, Lois Frescura, Michigan
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10:13 am PDT, Mar 22, Eliza Cornelle, Maine
GET A LIFE!
# 20,593:
8:43 am PDT, Mar 22, Eura Chun, New York
who/what is above the law?
# 20,592:
6:19 am PDT, Mar 22, Jenny Reyes, Florida
Enough is enough! This is not a communist country! WE STAND FOR FREEDOM AND PRIVACY!
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11:40 pm PDT, Mar 21, Name not displayed, California
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9:57 pm PDT, Mar 21, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
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9:03 pm PDT, Mar 21, Roger Muck, Washington
I think it is a disgrace to all the people in America to continually allow this administration to lie, cheat, steal and even kill not to mention outing a cia agent and the list goes on and on. I think I speak for most of the people of America when I say this has got to stop. I simply can't understand how the highest officials in the land that are supposed to be setting an example for the people and working for the people are the ones that are committing the highest crimes imaginable and without any accountability. We have one in every one hundred americans in jails and prisons throughout the country for crimes that don't even scratch the surface of what the bush administration it getting away with. We are sick and tired of them portraying us around the world as torturers and rapist and murders of innocent women and children and outright thieves and it is time to do something to restore our democracy and image around the world. This is totally not what american is supposed to be about.
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8:37 pm PDT, Mar 21, Sandra Stoffel, Oregon
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7:00 pm PDT, Mar 21, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
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6:11 pm PDT, Mar 21, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
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5:07 pm PDT, Mar 21, Daniel Nelms, Pennsylvania
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5:07 pm PDT, Mar 21, Sue Nelms, Pennsylvania
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1:29 pm PDT, Mar 21, Eileen Brown, New Jersey
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11:59 am PDT, Mar 21, Abril Cardona, Texas
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10:44 am PDT, Mar 21, John F. Graf, Washington
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10:33 am PDT, Mar 21, JaCaria Williams, Illinois
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8:08 am PDT, Mar 21, Cobi F., Wisconsin
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6:10 am PDT, Mar 21, Reuben Johnson, Virginia
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4:26 am PDT, Mar 21, Mary Manning, Washington
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9:15 pm PDT, Mar 20, Jennie Schacht, California
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8:53 pm PDT, Mar 20, Tamara Rosen, Arizona
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8:02 pm PDT, Mar 20, J Short, New York
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8:00 pm PDT, Mar 20, L Pitner, Illinois
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7:09 pm PDT, Mar 20, Name not displayed, California
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2:21 pm PDT, Mar 20, Marilyn Bernstein, Massachusetts
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1:48 pm PDT, Mar 20, Anna Jerome, Nevada
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12:36 pm PDT, Mar 20, Barbara Pahl, New York
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11:41 am PDT, Mar 20, Carol Joan Patterson, Arkansas
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10:56 am PDT, Mar 20, Zanna Feitler, Ohio
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9:27 am PDT, Mar 20, Christine Cogbill, Virginia
President Bush, Did you ever read, "1984", by George Orwell?
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8:28 am PDT, Mar 20, Christa Nichols, Ohio
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8:22 am PDT, Mar 20, Brian McConville, Virginia
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8:00 am PDT, Mar 20, Kay Mosko, California
Please restore our constitutionally guaranteed rights and stop this illegal spying. We do not need another King George.
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7:33 am PDT, Mar 20, Jaime Velez, Puerto Rico
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7:10 am PDT, Mar 20, Suzanne Benson, Maryland
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11:16 pm PDT, Mar 19, Angele LeBoeuf-Rivere, Louisiana
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9:16 pm PDT, Mar 19, Name not displayed, California
The President is not a Monarch. Do not allow him to get away with destroying our system of checks and balances. How much has he gotten away with using natgional security as an excuse!
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7:51 pm PDT, Mar 19, Beverly Forsman, Washington
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6:59 pm PDT, Mar 19, Jennifer Day, New Hampshire
25 years ago, while I was in high school, I first caught wind of the fictional book "1984" by George Orwell. Little did I know that years later "Big Brother" is not fiction at all. Please keep OUR right to privacy a legality.
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6:59 pm PDT, Mar 19, Rob Harris, Wisconsin
We cannot protect the United States at the cost of our civil liberties. Nobody should be spying on the American people without the knowledge and/or the permission of a court of law. Any phone company that participates in unsupervised spying activities should be punished.
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6:52 pm PDT, Mar 19, Name not displayed, California
While I detest the Little Prick-tator who is shredding the Constitution I am also not happy with the usual kowtowing that the Dems do when asked to side with him/it/bush. Stop spying. Get a spine. Vote for democracy - not Stalinism.
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6:40 pm PDT, Mar 19, Crystal Conklin, Arizona
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5:21 pm PDT, Mar 19, Idyle Nestler, Pennsylvania
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4:17 pm PDT, Mar 19, Carol Hill, Pennsylvania
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