Make a Call: Don't Let the White House Bully Congress on Spying
A federal judge has ruled that the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program violates the Constitution and must stop. But the White House and its allies are continuing to pressure Congress for new and expanded government spying powers.
Help convince Congress to support the rule of law, not unchecked executive power. Call your elected officials today and ask them to reject Dick Cheney's new spying proposals, before these bad bills leave committee and face highly politicized debates in early September in the Senate and the House.
| Make a call to Senator (D-Massachusetts) Edward 'Ted' M. Kennedy's Office |
| Phone: (202) 224-4543 |
| Log a call to Senator (D-Massachusetts) Edward 'Ted' M. Kennedy's Office |
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| Make a call to Senator (D-Massachusetts) John F. Kerry's Office |
| Phone: (202) 224-2742 |
| Log a call to Senator (D-Massachusetts) John F. Kerry's Office |
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Here are some talking points for your telephone calls:
 | The recent terror plot exposed in the United Kingdom highlights the need to make sure our anti-terrorism resources are focused on al Qaeda operatives and not wasted on innocent Americans who have done nothing wrong. |
| Please oppose Senate bill S. 2453, which would enshrine in federal law the president’s claim of inherent, exclusive power to wiretap Americans at will without a warrant or any independent check. It’s like the Patriot Act on steroids. |
| It would also empower government spies to capture and read any emails you send, as long as the government does not know whether all the recipients are physically located in the U.S. |
| Also oppose S. 2455, which also would make judicial review of each individual wiretap optional, destroying |
| our fundamental Fourth Amendment rights. |
| Supporters claim this bill is “surveillance we can live with,” but the fact is Cheney-Specter vastly expands the government's power to spy on Americans without any individualized warrant, and allows a secret court to rubberstamp surveillance without even knowing the names of Americans to be spied on or whether they’ve |
| done anything wrong. |