FISA Debate Comes Down to Reid and the Constitution (Sign this PETITION!)

(Note: This is an e-mail I received from the ACLU -- I hope the link works!)


More than two years ago, the nation learned that the National Security Agency was spying on Americans without warrants or a court order. And since that time, we’ve been waiting for Congress to stand up to the Bush administration abuses and bring NSA spying in line with the Constitution.

The Senate returns next week and the temporary fix to the NSA problem expires soon. Now, Senator Reid has a choice to make. He can finally bring to the floor of the Senate FISA legislation that protects our right to privacy and due process. Or, he can once again fail to stand up to the Bush administration’s demands for unnecessary and dangerous broad powers and bring up for a vote a shameful, unconstitutional bill.

The ACLU is engaging thousands of its members and asking them to call their senators. We’re running radio ads targeting key senators around the country. We’re holding dozens of meetings with senators and their staff in their home-state offices. And, we’re working with a broad coalition of organizations to make sure any spying legislation Congress passes protects our privacy and the rule of law.

>> Make the voice of freedom heard: Sign the ACLU petition to Senator Reid now.

https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=Reid_FISA_petition3&s_s=AO&JServSessionIdr003=bupnl2uet2.app23a

But "Reid" and "Constitution" in the same sentence is getting to be oxymoronic.

Once a whipped mule for the party, always a whipped mule, I guess.

Worth a shot, anyway.

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If they were to get 500,000 sigs, they'd HAVE to pay attention, don't you think? Or am I being delusional?

I think that PART of the reason Reid pulled it when Dodd was ready to filibuster, is because they'd received 500,000 e-mails.

I hope so, anyway. I keep telling politicians what I think, despite all the evidence that they don't listen. Imagine writing a letter to Senators Chambliss and Isakson. It's more productive to trim my nails, and yet, I do have to drop those good ol' boys a line now and then.

Numbers can speak loudly, sometimes. I hope Harry's listening.

That's gonna leave a mark.

We need to organize another "My Senators Suck Worse than Yours" poll.

I doubt a petition will :evilfrown:

Harry is driving me crazy!