-Caveat Lector- * ALERT: Dems may cave to warrantless wiretaps today *< http://www.total411.info/2007/10/alert-dems-may-cave-to-warrantless.html >
ACLU <http://www.aclu.org/> sent out this important alert this morning: "Congress must remedy the situation it created in August when it handed the Bush Administration vast new powers to invade our privacy with no meaningful oversight from the courts or Congress. When Congress failed freedom, it caused a massive outcry from freedom-loving people across the country. Tell your representative: Stand up for the Constitution, fix FISA.<http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=shvCy34CUwMV9ZATIgtVNQ..> As the result of the outcry, two bills were introduced yesterday to fix the disastrous Protect America Act that was rushed through Congress in August, rubberstamping the administration's warrantless wiretapping program. *Both were efforts to fix FISA, but we must make it clear that only the FISA Modernization Bill does the job.* Tell your representative to support the FISA Modernization Bill instead of the RESTORE Act. <http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=c3-oiboJ-RGa5I3PByS46w..> *The RESTORE Act caves in to Bush's fear-mongering in a major way* by allowing for program or basket "warrants," which aren't really warrants at all. They're the modern-day equivalent of allowing government agents to sit in our living rooms, recording our personal conversations. Only they're more frightening, because the government now has the capacity to monitor us remotely and without our knowledge, and to save the information in a secret database forever. Please, call your representative now to stop basket warrants from being used against Americans.<http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=6BLkmg91JIS9FJrrLdLgcg..> Tell him or her to *support *the FISA Modernization Bill of 2007 instead of the RESTORE Act. Here are some talking points for your call: 1. Please *support* the FISA Modernization Act of 2007 introduced by Representative Rush Holt, instead of the RESTORE Act. Only pass a FISA modernization bill that has individualized warrants. 2. Blanket or program "warrants" that allow the government to vacuum up the international telephone calls and emails of Americans aren't really warrants at all, and they aren't constitutional. 3. Americans are looking to Congress to stand up to the Bush Administration, not cave in to threats of being labeled soft on terrorism. You can look up your representative's phone number and log your call here. It's no surprise that the Bush Administration is again using the threat of terror to bully Congress into giving them more power than they need to keep us safe. To counter these misrepresentations, Congress needs to hear that America can be both safe and free by passing a FISA Modernization bill that protects our constitutional rights. Once you've called your representative, please tell us that you called and if possible, how your call went. This information is extremely helpful to our staff when they meet with Members of Congress, because they're able to convey how many of their constituents care about fixing FISA. Please tell us if you called and how your call went. Thank you for taking action and being involved. ----- More background available from ACLU here.<http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/32104prs20071009.html> -- Posted By Total to TIA<http://www.total411.info/2007/10/alert-dems-may-cave-to-warrantless.html>at 10/10/2007 11:06:00 AM -- www.total411.info www.total911.info www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
