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By MWC NEWS
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Fight the Patriot Act and Get a Free DVD
Dear Friends,
The ACLU has filed an important lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Patriot Act provision allowing the use of "national security letters." We recently disclosed that the FBI used this controversial power to demand records from our client. Because of a gag order, I can't provide details on the case, but I can tell you that our client is a member of the American Library Association in Connecticut.
This is just the latest concrete evidence that Patriot Act reforms are necessary to protect our privacy and all our civil liberties. Right now, both the Senate and the House are considering changes to the act. That's why we need your help.
Fortunately, the Senate bill takes some steps to add protections against abuse in its reauthorization of the expiring sections of the Patriot Act and is better than the House bill, although more reforms are needed. Unfortunately, because of the gag order, our client cannot participate in the public debate as Congress prepares to reauthorize or amend it in September. We are fighting the gag order, and hope the court will soon lift it.
With your help, we can ensure that the Senate changes prevail. We need as many people as possible to send a strong message to Washington. That's why I'm asking you and other ACLU supporters to urge your friends to contact Congress in order to protect gains made on the Patriot Act by adopting the Senate version.
In appreciation of your pro-freedom work, we will send you a free DVD of "Beyond the Patriot Act," the premiere episode in our new TV series, The ACLU Freedom Files. Just use this form to ask five friends to join our fight against the Patriot Act. We'll send you the DVD.
Thank you for your important role in preserving and defending our civil liberties.
Sincerely,
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
American Civil Liberties Union
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