Final Senate Patriot Act vote tomorrow!

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Monday, February 27, 2006 11:02

Final Senate Patriot Act vote tomorrow!

 

 

Shayna Gelender, Field Coordinator

February 27, 2006

 

Final Senate Patriot Act vote tomorrow!

 

Although lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agree that the

president has overstepped his authority, Congress is now on the brink

of voting to reauthorize and expand the Patriot Act, which would make

secret searches of Americans' financial and internet records more

coercive and more punitive.

 

Please call your senators right now: the final Senate vote is scheduled

for tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28. Demand that your senators oppose

Patriot Act reauthorization unless significant changes are made to

protect American privacy.

 

Senator Dianne Feinstein: (202) 224-3841

 

Senator Barbara Boxer: (202) 224-3553

 

 

[Capitol switchboard for all Senators: 202-224-3121 Also:

888-818-6641, 888-355-3588, 800-426-8073, 800-828-0498 and 800-SOB-USOB

(800-762-8762) (that's for Senate Office Building, not what you're

thinking.... :-)]

 

For talking points, go to: http://action.aclu.org/call.

 

 

Last week, after months of debate, some key legislators cut a deal

with the White House to reauthorize the Patriot Act without making the

most important changes needed to protect our civil liberties.

 

The White House refused to negotiate in good faith on the most

important civil liberties and privacy protections, namely requiring

that any records sought be about a suspected foreign terrorist or an

American conspiring with terrorists. The reauthorization bill fails to

include these and other critical protections.

 

Senators Feingold, Bingaman and Leahy are attempting to add amendments

that would help fix key problems with the Patriot Act. The Patriot

Act must not be reauthorized unless these important changes are made

to protect our freedoms.

 

Call your Senators right now and tell them to support the amendments

offered by Senator Feingold and others to fix the Patriot Act.

 

Let us know you've made the call: action