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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: 2-26-2009
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!

# 20,806:

9:00 pm PDT, Jul 5, Patricia Toher, New York

# 20,805:

10:45 am PDT, Jul 3, David Pryor, Texas

# 20,804:

10:16 pm PDT, Jul 2, Karyn Storts-Brinks, Tennessee

# 20,803:

1:39 pm PDT, Jun 22, Paul Cofrancesco, California
This is AMERICA, don't try to make it into RUSSIA and claim you are protecting us.

# 20,802:

8:33 pm PDT, Jun 21, Rachel Fletcher, Virginia

# 20,801:

11:06 am PDT, Jun 21, Tracy Slager, Indiana
The laws were and are clear, the laws were broken. The Telecoms knew what they were doing was wrong and they did it anyway. Why not let the courts decide what should happen. NO IMMUNITY! It goes against everything this country should stand for.

# 20,800:

9:26 pm PDT, Jun 5, Cecil Hickman, Iowa

# 20,799:

9:29 pm PDT, Jun 2, Damaris Martinez, Illinois

# 20,798:

10:29 pm PDT, Jun 1, Jeff Dearman, Massachusetts
Why can the president spy on us, yet we can't spy on the president?

# 20,797:

4:03 pm PDT, Jun 1, John Tessmer, California

# 20,796:

4:01 pm PDT, May 31, Thomas Robinson, Florida
they treat their customers like slaves. They tell us we must pay them when they make mistakes but won't pay us anything for over charging us. They bill us in advance then demand late fees if we don't pay in-advance. And when we complain, they cut off our service!

# 20,795:

10:13 pm PDT, May 29, KIM RYDER, Florida

# 20,794:

9:08 am PDT, May 28, Name not displayed, California

# 20,793:

5:25 pm PDT, May 25, Sherrie Rose Maleson, California

# 20,792:

1:32 pm PDT, May 23, Stephen Bohac, California

# 20,791:

7:29 am PDT, May 20, Name not displayed, California

# 20,790:

1:09 pm PDT, May 19, Natasha Guyot, California

# 20,789:

8:25 am PDT, May 14, Sherry Woods, Pennsylvania

# 20,788:

5:20 am PDT, May 13, Jacquelynn Maruffo, Florida

# 20,787:

8:20 pm PDT, May 10, Elizabeth Even, California

# 20,786:

6:41 pm PDT, May 10, Heather Baron, Oregon

# 20,785:

11:00 pm PDT, May 8, J. Nicole Wildman, West Virginia

# 20,784:

9:23 pm PDT, May 8, Richard Mote, Kansas

# 20,783:

7:07 pm PDT, May 7, Name not displayed, California

# 20,782:

6:22 am PDT, May 7, John Gozdzialski, Missouri

# 20,781:

9:08 am PDT, May 5, Rebecca Graham, Massachusetts

# 20,780:

9:01 am PDT, May 3, Laura Regalado, New Jersey

# 20,779:

9:55 am PDT, May 2, Lene Harries, Denmark

# 20,778:

7:58 am PDT, May 2, Name not displayed, North Carolina
Surveillance is unlawful and deprives U.S. citizens of one of its most prized rights. Hear from the constituents of this country whom you represent for a change, and not Big Brother and Big Business as is your clalim to fame. We the People are more important!

# 20,777:

7:35 am PDT, May 2, Theresa Workman, Ohio

# 20,776:

8:40 pm PDT, May 1, Dyanna Gough, Arizona

# 20,775:

12:39 pm PDT, May 1, Name not displayed, Illinois

# 20,774:

4:22 pm PDT, Apr 30, Claudia Allore, New York

# 20,773:

11:05 am PDT, Apr 27, Lynn Williamson, Maine

# 20,772:

11:04 am PDT, Apr 27, Rob Nash, New Mexico

# 20,771:

3:53 pm PDT, Apr 25, Alice Black, Maryland

# 20,770:

3:14 pm PDT, Apr 25, Linda Hames, Alabama

# 20,769:

3:12 pm PDT, Apr 23, Sarah Fe, Texas

# 20,768:

4:22 pm PDT, Apr 22, Carol Wassell, Florida
It's none of your business what I talk about on the phone. May I listen to your conversations?

# 20,767:

4:15 pm PDT, Apr 22, Maria De La Rosa, Illinois
It's unconstitutional !!!

# 20,766:

12:59 pm PDT, Apr 22, Jamie Gallea, Nebraska
This is a slime-ridden disgusting practice. What country do we live in? I forget. Oh, that's right, the land of the free.... where the government is free to impede on our privacy. I'm about to move to Canada, I hear they also provide their citizens with health care. Whoever heard of such a thing!

# 20,765:

7:43 am PDT, Apr 21, Name not displayed, North Carolina

# 20,764:

8:38 pm PDT, Apr 20, Jacqueline Mills, California
Dear Congress: You were elected to stand up to Bush and his facist tactics in running our country and to get us out of Iraq. So far, you're actions have been less than stellar. Now that you've finally found a shadow of a backbone, it's time to keep going and not back down again. DO NOT let the man who claims to be the president of this country walk all over its people anymore. Either continue to stand up to him and his cronies - impeachment would be ideal but you've already stated you're too cowardly to take that track - or start looking for work in the private sector again. If you won't do the job we elected you to do, we'll just keep looking for new congressional representatives until we find some that will.

# 20,763:

9:48 am PDT, Apr 20, Victoria Salinas, California

# 20,762:

4:14 pm PDT, Apr 19, Cynthia Parker, Virginia

# 20,761:

9:52 pm PDT, Apr 18, Lisa Flint, Washington

# 20,760:

4:50 pm PDT, Apr 17, Howard Williams, California

# 20,759:

9:42 pm PDT, Apr 16, Clara Staton, Alabama

# 20,758:

8:53 pm PDT, Apr 16, Jarvis Garcia, Idaho

# 20,757:

2:26 pm PDT, Apr 16, Christopher Dunham, Pennsylvania

# 20,756:

11:18 am PDT, Apr 16, Name not displayed, Oregon
What 'terrorists" have they caught by eavesdropping all this time? I haven't seen the lists on that. Our laws already provide the vehicle to wire tap, when there is good reason to need to. A blank check has never done us any good and there is no need to continue giving one to Bush now.

# 20,755:

8:52 am PDT, Apr 16, Janice Lane, Colorado
Neither the phone companies NOR the President should be above the law.

# 20,754:

8:35 pm PDT, Apr 15, STEPHEN JOYCE SR, New York

# 20,753:

7:39 pm PDT, Apr 15, Mary Lashley, Pennsylvania

# 20,752:

10:07 am PDT, Apr 15, Addys Delgado, Florida
When will it end???

# 20,751:

3:32 am PDT, Apr 15, Zoe Lazarus, Kansas
Enough. This is waay out of hand now.

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