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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:25:54 -0500
To: improvetheworld &AElig umich.edu
From: Dave Morris <thecat &AElig umich.edu>
Subject: Fwd: Two days to stop the Patriot Act
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Based on the idea that freedom isn't defended by taking it away, and an=20=

act which violates the constitution should more accurately be called=20
the traitor act, I'm forwarding this on. Not that I'm convinced that a=20=

petition from a left wing group will have much sway, but I don't see it=20=

hurting.

Dave

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> From: "Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org Political Action"=20
> <moveon-help &AElig list.moveon.org>
> Date: December 13, 2005 12:49:42 PM EST
> To: "Dave Morris" <thecat &AElig umich.edu>
> Subject: Two days to stop the Patriot Act
>
>
> Now is the time to take a stand on the Patriot Act. Senators from both=20=

> parties have vowed to fight reauthorization=97by filibuster if=20
> necessary=97until it includes needed reforms. Can you help us reach =
our=20
> goal of 250,000 signatures to show support for filibustering the=20
> Patriot Act?
>

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>
> Stop the Patriot Act
>  Dear MoveOn member,
>
> A bipartisan group of senators have agreed to fight the Patriot Act=97by=
 =20
> filibuster if necessary. The law currently goes too far in curtailing =20=

> our civil liberties and they're fighting back. The Senate will vote as =
=20
> soon as Thursday. This is the time to act.
>
> This is a huge moment. Senators from both parties are standing =20
> together to protect privacy and liberty in a time of war=97and they're =
=20
> ready to go all the way. It's important to support them and to show =20=

> those who are still on the fence how important this issue is to you. =20=

> Will you help us reach 250,000 signatures on our petition by Thursday =20=

> so we can deliver them in time for the vote?
>
> http://political.moveon.org/patriotact/?id=3D6528-347076=20
> -1sAnM00SUIne1vnlrtdwSA&t=3D2
>
> If this filibuster holds, Congress could vote to temporarily extend =20=

> the Patriot Act as it stands=97allowing time for a new, better version =
=20
> that addresses the big problems in the law. This would be a huge =20
> victory for those of us who believe that liberty is non-negotiable.
>
> The tide is turning in Congress. Leaders in Washington are beginning =20=

> to demand accountability from the Bush administration on everything =20=

> from Iraq to the use of torture. Now it looks like President Bush's =20=

> plan to pass a new and more dangerous version of the Patriot Act is =20=

> also in trouble.1
>
> In 2001, only one senator voted against the Patriot Act. Since then, =20=

> people from all across the political spectrum have come to realize =20
> that the Patriot Act strikes a blow to the fundamental rights, =20
> liberties, and privacy of all Americans. Protecting freedom is =20
> something that all of us=97progressives and conservatives, Democrats =
and =20
> Republicans=97can agree on.
>
> That's why a bipartisan group of senators, including Republicans Larry =
=20
> Craig, John Sununu, Lisa Murkowski and Democrats Russ Feingold, Dick =20=

> Durbin and Ken Salazar, have been working to fix the Patriot Act. They =
=20
> have vowed to fight the most egregious provisions and filibuster =20
> reauthorization if necessary. We need to show them that we have their =20=

> backs.
>
> The Patriot Act that the president wants them to pass now goes too far =
=20
> and doesn't protect the privacy of innocent Americans. It doesn't =20
> address some of the biggest problems in the law. For example:2
> 	=95 	The government can obtain your private records, like =
medical, =20
> library, school, and other records=97without showing any connection =20=

> between your activities and and a suspected foreign terrorist.
> 	=95 	Some 30,000 National Security Letters ("NSLs") are =
issued each =20
> year to obtain private records,3 and the recipients of those NSLs are =20=

> under a gag order that is almost impossible to overturn. But the =20
> Patriot Act does nothing to address these abusive powers.
> 	=95 	The government is allowed to get "sneak and peek" search =
warrants =20
> to search a home or business and doesn't have to tell the owner of the =
=20
> premises for a month. This power can be used in cases that don't have =20=

> anything to do with terrorism.
>
> Right now, the Patriot Act is just bad law about to get worse=97and =20=

> leaders in the Washington are actually willing to try to block it. We =20=

> can't let our only chance to fix it slip away without a fight.
>
> Hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition like this will show =20=

> the Senate how serious Americans are about protecting their =20
> constitutional freedoms. Will you sign the petition and show your =20
> support for filibustering a Patriot Act that doesn't include privacy =20=

> protections?
>
> http://political.moveon.org/patriotact/?id=3D6528-347076=20
> -1sAnM00SUIne1vnlrtdwSA&t=3D3
>
> Together, we can make sure we're safe=97and our freedom is safe, too.
>
> Thanks for all you do,
>
> =96Eli, Nita, Ben, Jennifer and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
>  =A0=A0Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
>
> Sources:
>  =A0
>  1. ACLU: Reform the Patriot Act
>
> http://action.aclu.org/reformthepatriotact/
>
> 2. ACLU: Summary of Patriot Reauthorization Act Conference Report
> http://action.aclu.org/reformthepatriotact/patriotdraft.html
>
> 3. "The FBI's Secret Scrutiny," Washington Post, November 6, 2005
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D1263
>
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>
David P. Morris, PhD
Senior Engineer
ElectroDynamic Applications, Inc.
morris &AElig edapplications.com, (734)=A0786-1434, fax: (734)=A0786-3235

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