Emergency Petition to Filibuster PATRIOT Act!

[NVMojo]

Emergency Petition to Filibuster PATRIOT Act!

Dear Friends,

House and Senate negotiators have struck a deal on reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act, leaving many of the bill's worst provisions intact. Before leaving for recess, several senators were threatening to filibuster this legislation if it contained these provisions. Let's call on them to go all the way to fight for our civil liberties!

Tell your senators to filibuster the USA PATRIOT Act by signing this emergency petition!

http://pfaw.kintera.org/PatriotActFilibuster

If passed:

… the Justice Department will retain the authority to investigate American citizens without judicial oversight, a power that is invoked more than 30,000 times each year.
… the government will still be able to search individuals' private property without notifying them.
… authorities will still be able to search citizens' library records, medical records, school records, and financial records virtually unchecked by the judiciary.
The Senate has an opportunity to take a stand for one of Americans' most cherished traditions --the right to be free from government intrusion.

Tell your senators to filibuster the USA PATRIOT Act by signing this emergency petition!

http://pfaw.kintera.org/PatriotActFilibuster

-- Your Allies at People For the American Way

[rodeodance]

1. Kick.

[Carolab]

2. Done. n/t

[mermaid]

3. I STILL Don't Understand How This Can Happen...

Search without notification...without just cause or warrant, with no judicial oversight....is a direct violation of one's Fourth Amendment rights! How the shit can they get away with this? I know they do...I'm not questioning that. I'm questioning how we allowed ourselves to be stripped of our Fourth Amendment rights!

[ancient_nomad]

4. Thanks and Done! n/t

[stillcool]

5. Thanks for the heads up...done

[burrowowl]

6. Done. KICK!