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Advocacy Blog
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Fix FISA.com Leahy and Conyers Make A Letter to the Editor Easy
You can help! Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Representative John Conyers (D-MI) have made the public's involvement even easier with an online tool to help with the process of writing a letter to your local paper. By typing in your zip code to find your local media outlets, a template for a letter then appears. If you have trouble writing, there are even talking points available to guide you along.
"Your letter-to-the-editor will ensure that friends and neighbors in your own community see past the Administration's fear-mongering. And when your Members of Congress turn to the editorial page in their hometown newspaper, they'll think twice about siding with Administration officials and phone companies who illegally spied on their constituents."
Click here to begin writing your letter to the editor!
Meanwhile, Before the House considered the amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), House Judiciary Chair Conyers and 19 other Judiciary committee Democrats issued a long statement explaining why they believe telecommunication companies should not be protected from lawsuits. "We have concluded that the administration has not established a valid and credible case justifying the extraordinary action of Congress enacting blanket retroactive immunity as set forth in the Senate bill." They support the new FISA plan as the House will consider it today, where the telecom companies can present their defenses in district court.
Posted by Amanda Adams
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