EFF FORM MAIL: Pull Congress Back Into the Wiretapping Fight to Restore Your Rights

Pull Congress Back Into the Wiretapping Fight to Restore Your Rights
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In August, Congress passed legislation that broadly expands the National Security Agency's authority to spy on Americans without warrants. Now Congress needs to undo the damage as soon as possible, and to make it do that, your representatives need to hear from you.

By capitulating to the President's demands for sweeping new surveillance powers, Congress not only trampled on your Constitutional rights but also disregarded its own Constitutional duties. The law permits warrantless surveillance of “persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States,” even when they are U.S. citizens or are communicating with U.S. citizens, with no prior court approval and only minimal court oversight. Rather than setting meaningful boundaries on the Executive, Congress essentially handed him a blank check to invade Americans' privacy.

The most important check on government surveillance still remains though. It's you. Tell your representatives to repeal this legislation and restore your rights now.

More info:

* Text of the bill (off-site)
* Analysis by Center for National Security Studies (off-site), and round-up of op-eds
* EFF's case against AT&T for its role in the NSA's domestic spying

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