Emergency Petition to Filibuster PATRIOT Act!

[rodeodance]

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From: PFAW Activist Network
To: xxxx
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 6:23 PM
Subject: Filibuster PATRIOT Act!



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PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY December 8, 2005



Emergency Petition to Filibuster PATRIOT Act!

Dear xxxx,

House and Senate negotiators have struck a deal on reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act, leaving many of the bill's worst provisions intact. Before leaving for recess, several senators were threatening to filibuster this legislation if it contained these provisions. Let's call on them to go all the way to fight for our civil liberties!

Tell your senators to filibuster the USA PATRIOT Act by signing this emergency petition!

http://pfaw.kintera.org/PatriotActFilibuster

If passed:

… the Justice Department will retain the authority to investigate American citizens without judicial oversight, a power that is invoked more than 30,000 times each year.
… the government will still be able to search individuals' private property without notifying them.
… authorities will still be able to search citizens' library records, medical records, school records, and financial records virtually unchecked by the judiciary.
The Senate has an opportunity to take a stand for one of Americans' most cherished traditions --the right to be free from government intrusion.

Tell your senators to filibuster the USA PATRIOT Act by signing this emergency petition!

http://pfaw.kintera.org/PatriotActFilibuster

-- Your Allies at People For the American Way

[No Exit]

1. Go Feingold!!

He was smart enough not to vote for this crap in the first place!

[SnoopDog]

2. How is it possible that..

they can pass a law that blatantly violates our Constitution. Several Bill of Rights are violated.

Same with, what I think, the eminent domain violations in CT, CA, and FL.

The only way they can enact a law like this is to Amend the Constitution.