FISA - guidelines from ACLU

[gateley]

I received an e-mail from ACLU encouraging people to contact their representatives and register their opinion on FISA. Here's the crux:


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.


I didn't realize there were TWO FISA options available (besides yea and nay).

[bonito]

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