Patriot Act II

[K7 Rides Again]

—Mainly for those of us here in the States…

—I really love the Benjamin Frankly quote…

Fax Your Senators to Repeal the Original Patriot Act and Stop Patriot Act II

Civil Liberties Are What America Is Supposed to Stand For!!!

President Bush used Americans’ fears after the September 11 terrorist attacks to quickly pass a set of laws that diminished our freedoms. Federal police were empowered to conduct secret searches, jail us without charges and snoop into what we buy, what we read at the library, and where we go. Three states and 192 cities, towns, and counties have already passed laws and resolutions critical of the Patriot Act.

A bipartisan bill, S1709, would repeal the worst provisions of the Patriot Act. You can urge your Senators to support this bill. Also, Bush has now proposed another round of national police powers in the Patriot Act II, which would give John Ashcroft and his FBI the power to:

-Spy even more expansively on internet communications, including e-mail.

-Seize private records without judicial oversight.

-Apply the death penalty more widely, possibly to punish political advocates.

If you want your Senators to oppose the Patriot Act II and repeal the original Patriot Act, and you’re a TrueMajority member, just reply to this email by clicking "reply" and "send" in your email program and we’ll send your free faxes* (text below). If this was forwarded to you or you’d like to customize the message to your Senators, click here:

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Yours in preserving our freedoms,
Ben and the TrueMajority Gang

"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security deserve neither liberty or security." – Benjamin Franklin

P.S. The Congressional year is winding down and a lot of important stuff will go down in Washington this month. So TrueMajority is sending out a few more alerts than usual in October. But promise, when Congress goes home in November they’ll be fewer e-mails coming your way.

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Here’s the fax we’ll send Your Senators:

Dear Senator:

I am concerned about terrorism, but I do not believe that our government
should – in the name of the war on terror – undermine our basic civil
liberties. This will make us less secure in the long run because our democracy will be weakened. That’s why I am asking you to:

Oppose any expansion of government surveillance as proposed by the Bush Administration. There’s no need to allow the federal government, as the White House has proposed, to monitor the E-mail, expand the death penalty to apply to political advocates, and seize private records without a warrant, as required by the Bill of Rights–one of the greatest documents ever written.

Join your colleagues in fighting to repeal the original Patriot Act, which
was passed in the fearful period after 9/11 and is now regarded by
conservatives and liberals alike as a mistake.

Specifically, support S1709, backed by both Democrats and Republicans, to repeal some of the worst provisions of the original Patriot Act, like providing limits on seizure of library and business records, roving wiretaps, and "sneak and peak" warrants.

Thank you for standing up for America’s freedoms.

Sincerely,
(We’ll put your name and address here.)

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* note: A few of our strongest allies in Congress have asked us to send emails to them instead of faxes. This makes it easier for them to contact you about their position on the issue. We agree that we should help our friends in this way, and therefore we send emails instead of faxes to these special members of Congress.

Peace

[Robert]

the saga goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and…
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What really baffles me is the name itself, patriot act, it’s about the single most unpatriotic act that you could pull. alienating your own citizens, stripping them of democratic rights.

[K7 Rides Again]

That does it, I’m moving!!!!

I hear Switzerland is nice. Can anyone tell me about Switzerland?

All you coming to America, GO BACK! It’s not what it used to be!!!

Tracking the mail? Anthrax killed a whole FIVE poeple. Anthrax in the mail is about the least effective way to commit bio-terrorism there is. By tme the damn thing gets mailed, the anthrax is practically, if not completely dead! (except for those five people who lost there lives) It does not justify such an invasion of privacy!

The founding fathers believed in a nation with less government, not more!!!! They believed for the most part that people should govern themselves, with as little dependence on government as possible. Now it’s just the opposite.

And heaven forbid you protest. That will get you locked up as well, even if you follow the law to the "T". You’ll just be called a terrorist, and charged! You’re anti-USA you frickin NAZI, burn bitch! Plus the police have the power to order you to disperse, so even if you’re peacefully protesting, and the police tell you it’s time to go, you have to, or get arrested.

WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO THIS COUNTRY? I would rather live in a place where planes fall from the sky, and people get anthrax in the mail, then give up any of my civil liberties. Even if, I was one fo the poeple who lost their lives! I would die knowing that I lived in a place I truly believed in, and that my death was to keep the liberties I so strongly stand behind. Once I lose my rights, then there really is no point in living. If I lose all of my civil liberties, then what the hell am I fighting for? America-Land of the Oppressed?

You realize the terrorists have already won right? They didn’t have to kill millions of Americans, they only had to kill several thousand. That fateful day on Sept. 11, several thousand Americans lost their lives. Since then, every other American’s way of life has been completely and utterly disrupted! You don’t have to kill millions of people to hold a country hostage. No, you need to kill just enough that your own people hold themselves hostage. These people against America, launched a small scale attack killing a tiny fraction of the USA’s population. Less people died on that day than are killed annually by guns. And yet we are spending billions upon billions into "stopping terrorism". The terrorists have already won! They have completely disrupted our way of life, and are causing our own government to take away the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that are so dearly beloved by Americans. These concepts that we believe are inalienable rights, are fleeting. No, terrorism isn’t just about killing people…it’s about taking something you don’t like and putting a stop to it through any means necessary. Well, the terrorists are winning. They are changing the face of America forever.

People say if you don’t like America then get the hell out! Have fun in your jerkwaterburg you dumb oppressed shits….

I’m moving to Switzerland…

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