True Majority: Repealing the Patriot Act

[erisesoteric]

OK, those of you who are interested in getting RID of the Patriot Act (and in stopping Bush from passing an even more dangerous Patriot II Act, please read:

Fax Your Senators to Repeal the Original Patriot Act and Stop Patriot Act II
Civil Liberties Are What America Is Supposed to Stand For
President Bush used Americans' fears after the September 11 terrorist attacks to quickly pass a set of laws that diminished our freedoms. Federal police were empowered to conduct secret searches, jail us without charges and snoop into what we buy, what we read at the library, and where we go. Three states and 192 cities, towns, and counties have already passed laws and resolutions critical of the Patriot Act.

A bipartisan bill, S1709, would repeal the worst provisions of the Patriot Act. You can urge your Senators to support this bill.

Also, Bush has now proposed another round of national police powers in the Patriot Act II, which would give John Ashcroft and his FBI the power to:

Spy even more expansively on internet communications, including e-mail,
Seize private records without judicial oversight,
Apply the death penalty more widely, possibly to punish political advocates.

<font size="2" face="Comic sans ms, Helvetica, sans-serif">If you want your Senators to oppose the Patriot Act II and repeal the original Patriot Act, click here:

http://action.truemajority.org/actio...p=2&item=10082

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ October 25, 2003 10:53 PM: Message edited by: eris quixote ]</font>

[3peanuts]

I can't talk about this: I'm a communist...extremely dangerous.

[AsIs]

The procrastinator in me hates when I read these kinds of topics. I'll agree with it and want to do it and procrastinate the hell out of it. *sigh*

[erisesoteric]

Originally posted by AsIs:
The procrastinator in me hates when I read these kinds of topics. I'll agree with it and want to do it and procrastinate the hell out of it. *sigh*

<font size="2" face="Comic sans ms, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's the beauty of this. You don't actually have to do anything. Just sign up. Then Ben and his friends will send you periodic emails. All you have to do is hit reply, and send. True Majority does the rest.

It's social activism for those of us too lazy to be active!

[dwim]

Good enough for me

*does it*

[erisesoteric]

That's the spirit!