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We’ve been fighting the Patriot Act, and the
invasive spying powers built into it, for the better part of 6 years.
And many of you have been with us every step of the way.
While
these powers have always been dangerous, what we are seeing today is
truly shocking. Abuse by police and the federal government is rampant.
This is no longer a time to talk about reforming vast
federal-surveillance powers. We need Congress to end the Patriot Act. And we need lawmakers to do this now.
The federal government is escalating its attacks against protesters and
political opponents. Trump has sent violent and secretive federal
forces into several states — and if what happened in Portland is a sign
of what’s to come, we can expect even more unidentified feds driving
unmarked vans to swoop into cities and abduct people exercising their
First Amendment rights.1
This
is not normal. And it’s clearer than ever that we shouldn’t renew the
federal government’s power to spy on activists, journalists and
political opponents. Tell
your members of Congress to vote NO on reauthorizing the Patriot Act
and reject any attempt to spy on people without a warrant.
Reauthorizing the Patriot Act would put more people in danger of being
surveilled and targeted by the Trump administration. We can’t let this
happen.
Thanks for all you do,
Lucia and the rest of the Free Press Action team
freepress.net
P.S. Congress is debating whether to renew the Patriot right now. Tell
lawmakers it’s unacceptable to give the federal government more spying
power when Trump has directed federal forces to abduct and detain
protesters for exercising their First Amendment rights. |
