[OPLINLIST] FW: [ALAWON] Urge Senators to include Civil Liberties Amendments to the FISA Amendments Act (S. 2248)

[Kent Oliver]

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Volume 17, Number 004
February 7, 2007




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Urge Senators to include Civil Liberties Amendments to the FISA Amendments Act (S. 2248)
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The most immediate and important task for library supporters is to call or fax, as soon as possible, both of their respective U.S. Senators to SUPPORT the three amendments being offered by Senator Feingold and others to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act (S. 2248<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.02248:>).

These civil liberties amendments would add some privacy protections to the surveillance standards of FISA: the significant purpose amendment; the bulk collection amendment and the Webb-Tester-Feingold amendment! S. 2248 is too flawed to support without such improvements.

The floor debate is vigorous and the situation fluid. Watch for updates on C-SPAN and in the news - as well, standby for updates from the ALA Office of Government Relations. Similar action will also be needed as the House starts work on their version of this legislation, likely to come later this week.

For much more detailed information, please visit the District Dispatch<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=362> blog.

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