Expansion Begins Now

The debate around the Patriot Act is approaching a crucial moment of decision. Will we sit back while the Bush Administration sacrifices our liberty, or will we answer freedom’s call and help Congress bring the Patriot Act in line with the Constitution?

There are significant flaws in the Patriot Act, flaws that threaten your fundamental freedoms by giving the government the power to access to your medical records, tax records, information about the books you buy or borrow without probable cause, and the power to break into your home and conduct secret searches without telling you for weeks, months, or indefinitely.  

Some of these flawed provisions are set to expire at the end of the year. But President Bush wants to make them permanent, and the House and Senate have been holding hearings in preparation for votes that are expected this June and July. 
 
{mosgoogle left}We must not permit this power grab to go unchecked. We have less than two months to stop the Bush Administration’s Patriot Act expansion plans.
 
You have an important role to play in the fight.  Your Members of Congress are accountable to you, their constituent.  Many of them know that the Patriot Act needs to be fixed, not expanded.  And if they have the courage of their convictions, they won’t give in to this latest Bush Administration power grab.  But they’ve got to hear from every American who knows that the Patriot Act erodes our fundamental privacy and due process rights.

http://action.aclu.org/patriotactsunsets  

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