Alert! FISA will be used against AR

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Cross Posted from the Bill of Rights Defense Committee. This is our fight, too. Not just because we are responsible American citizens, but also because Animal Rights and Green Activists are labeled as eco-terrorists and listed by the FBI as the number one domestic terrorist threat in the USA (I guess they've seen my kitchen). MargaretVegetarian Network of Dallas A new Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) bill is being drafted behind closed doors. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has been negotiating with Senator Jay Rockefeller, and Rep. Hoyer has said he wants to reach a compromise before Congress leaves on May 22 for its Memorial Day recess. A House compromise could weaken Fourth Amendment protections for all of us, while at the same time interfering with the lawsuits against the telecommunications companies that shared customer data with the government without warrants. Don't let that happen! Tell your representative: * Don't give in to the Bush administration' s fear-mongering. * Vote against any compromise that allows basket or blanket warrants, which would permit surveillance of entire streams of communication, including those of many people who are not suspects. The Fourth Amendment requires warrants based on individual suspicion. * Vote against any compromise that makes the courts dismiss the cases against telecoms, effectively giving them retroactive immunity. Congress should not meddle in the lawsuits against the telecoms: It should let the courts help expose the truth about illegal domestic spying. This administration has proven it needs more oversight from Congress and the courts, not less. Any deal on FISA that the White House will accept is not acceptable. Find your rep's Washington office number at www.house.gov <http://salsa. democracyinactio n.org/dia/ track.jsp? v=2 & c=5YUornv3NT LGPa1IT83q E2MJfw1%2FutZd> or call 1-202-224-3121 and ask the switchboard operator to connect you to your representative.For Contact Information, also go to:www.house.govwww.senate.gov Thank you for all you do. Bill of Rights Defense Committee http://bordc. org