We provide a SHOCKING detail about the effectiveness of the Patriot Act, in the letter below.
A Patriot Act provision that authorizes warrantless bulk surveillance EXPIRES June 1.
If you want it dead and gone forever, tell Congress through DownsizeDC.org's Surveillance State Repeal Act campaign.
You may copy or edit this letter that I sent…
Edward Snowden shocked America when he revealed extensive spying on the American people, authorized by Section 215 of the Patriot Act.
Mitch McConnell, however, sees NOTHING wrong with 215. He's by-passing the committee process to ram through a bill extending the Patriot Act for FIVE MORE YEARS.
I DO NOT CONSENT!
Section 215 allows, WITHOUT A SEARCH WARRANT…
* the NSA's bulk collection of our phone records
* FBI and NSA access to our Internet behavior, medical history, credit card purchases, gun sales, and more (http://bit.ly/1DhIaZj)
And how how many terrorist attacks were prevented by this immoral and unconstitutional invasion of privacy?
NONE!
That's the verdict of TWO review boards with access to classified files. (http://bit.ly/1I1dF0h)
Therefore…
DON'T believe the pro-spying crowd’s lies when they say Patriot Act protects us against ISIS. They said the same about Al Qaeda. And if they get their way, in five years they'll use ANOTHER bogeyman to justify yet ANOTHER extension.
Instead…
Fight, filibuster, and delay McConnell’s bill so that 215 expires. And…
Pass the Surveillance State Repeal Act!
–END OF LETTER–
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Thank you,
Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.