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Folks,  FYI. Not many Ohio officials on these lists. Kent
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Kent Oliver, Executive Director=20
Stark County District Library=20
715 Market Ave., N., Canton, OH 44702=20
W: 330 458 2710 FAX: 330 455 9596=20
KOliver@starklibrary.org <mailto:KOliver@starklibrary.org> =20
"With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political =
climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but =
no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how." Doris =
Lessing, novelist

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Thanks Librarians

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline

Volume 14, Number 98

September 29, 2005

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In This Issue: [1] Last Chance for PATRIOT Action! [2] Durbin=20

Thanks Librarians

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[1] Last Chance for PATRIOT Action!=20

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The next few days present what is very likely your last=20

opportunity to have an impact on the final language of the PATRIOT=20

Act reauthorization. We understand that Republican staff may have=20

started private meetings on the bill that will come out of the=20

PATRIOT Act conference. The meetings among the Members may not=20

happen until the 2nd week in October, but the deal could well be=20

in place before then. We are writing to you one last time on these=20

reauthorization bills to urge you to call your Members and ask=20

them to sign the "Dear Conferee" letters being circulated in the=20

House and in the Senate. Librarians' grassroots efforts have made=20

an enormous difference during this process - thank you in advance=20

for helping us during the final push.=20

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BACKGROUND:

The House and Senate have each passed a PATRIOT=20

Act reauthorization bill. ALA supports the Senate version of the=20

bill (S.1389)  because it would eliminate the danger of fishing=20

expeditions in bookstores and library records by placing=20

safeguards on the search of the records of suspected=20

terrorists. Further, the Senate bill would require public=20

disclosure of the number of bookstore and library searches made by=20

law enforcement officials under Section 215.  For further=20

information on the provisions of direct concern to librarians and=20

the reading public, go to=20

http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/civilliberties/privacy/pri

vacyrelated.htm=20

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ACTION:

Senators Craig and Durbin and Representatives Sanders and Otter=20

are circulating "Dear Conferee" letters in their respective=20

chambers. Both letters ask the conferees to support the Senate=20

bill (S. 1389).=20

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If your Senators do NOT appear on the list of Senators who have=20

signed the letter, please contact them to ask them to sign=20

the  "Dear Conferee" letter circulated by Senators Craig and=20

Durbin.  (To sign on - or if they have questions - they can=20

contact Brooke Roberts in Senator Craig's office at  202-224-1013=20

or Joseph Zogby in Senator Durbin's office at  202-224-2152.):

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Senators who have signed the Dear Conferee Letter (In alphabetical=20

order)

Sens. Baucus, Biden, Bingaman, Byrd, Cantwell, Clinton, Corzine,=20

Craig, Dodd, Durbin, Feingold, Feinstein, Harkin, Kerry, Kohl,=20

Lautenberg, Mikulski, Murkowski, Reid, Salazar, Schumer, Sununu,=20

and Wyden.=20

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If your Representatives do  NOT appear on the list=20

below,  please contact them to urge them to sign the "Dear=20

Conferee" letter  circulated by Reps Sanders and Otter.  (To sign=20

on - or if they have questions - they can contact Rebecca Raiser=20

in Rep. Sanders' office at  202- 225-4115):

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Representatives who have signed the Dear Conferee letter (In=20

alphabetical order): =20

Reps. Abercrombie, Allen, Andrews

Reps. Baca, Baird, Baldwin, Bartlett, Becerra, Berkley, Berman, Bishop, =
Blumenauer, Boucher,=20

Brown, Butterfield

Reps. Capuano, Carnahan, Carson, Case, Christensen, Clay, Cleaver,=20

Costello, Crowley, Cummings

Reps. Davis, DeFazio, DeGette, DeLauro, Dicks, Dingell, Doggett

Reps. Ehlers, Emanuel, Engel, Eshoo, Evans

Reps. Farr, Filner, Frank

Reps. Gonzalez, Green, Greave, Gutierrez

Reps. Harman, Hastings, Herseth, Higgins, Hinchey, Holt, Honda,=20

Hooley

Reps. Inslee, Israel

Reps. Jackson Jr., Johnson

Reps. Kennedy, Kildee, Kilpatrick, Kind, Kucinich

Reps. Langevin, Lantos, Larsen, Larson, Lee, Levin, Lewis,=20

Lofgren, Lois Capps, Lowey

Reps. Mack, Maloney, Manzullo, Markey, Matheson, Matsui, McCarthy,=20

McCollum, McDermott, McGovern, McNulty, Meehan, Menendez,=20

Millender-McDonald, Miller, Moore (Gwen), Moore (Dennis), Moran

Reps. Nadler, Ney

Reps. Oberstar, Olver, Otter, Owens

Reps. Pallone, Pastor, Paul, Payne, Peterson, Price

Reps. Reyes, Rothman, Roybal-Allard

Reps. Sabo, Salazar, Sanchez, Sanders, Schakowsky, Schiff

Schwartz, Scott, Serrano, Sherman, Slaughter, Smith, Solis, Stark

Reps. Tauscher, Thompson, Tierney, Towns

Reps. Udall, Tom, Udall, Mark

Reps. Van Hollen, Vel=E1zquez

Reps. Wasserman Schultz, Waters, Watson, Waxman, Weiner, Wexler,=20

Woolsey, Wu

Wynn

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If your Members ARE on these lists, be sure to write to them and=20

thank them.=20

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Thank you again for your continued work on this important issue.=20

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[2] Senator Durbin Thanks Librarians=20

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>From the Congressional Record: September 28, 2005 (Senate)

Page S10582-S10583

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NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS AND PATRIOT ACT REAUTHORIZATION

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Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, the USA PATRIOT Act greatly expanded=20

the Government's authority to use national security letters,=20

documents issued by FBI agents without judicial or grand jury=20

approval that allow the Government to obtain sensitive information=20

about innocent American citizens. The recipient of a national=20

security letter is subject to a permanent automatic gag order.

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The Justice Department claims that they are not interested in the=20

library records of innocent Americans. However, they acknowledge=20

that they do not know how often FBI agents have obtained library=20

records since enactment of the PATRIOT Act. And just 3 weeks ago,=20

the Justice Department again refused my request to make public the=20

number of national security letters that FBI agents have issued=20

since the PATRIOT Act became law. As a result, the American people=20

have no idea how often the FBI is using this controversial power=20

to obtain their sensitive personal records, including library=20

records.

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I commend our Nation's librarians for defending our Constitution=20

and leading the fight to reform the PATRIOT Act. Unfortunately in=20

the past this Justice Department has criticized librarians for=20

exercising their first amendment rights. Now they have gone even=20

further--preventing a librarian from speaking publicly about a=20

legal challenge to the national security letter power.

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In our democracy, the government is supposed to be open and=20

accountable to the people and the people have a right to keep=20

their personal lives private, This Justice Department seems to=20

want to reverse this order, keeping their activity secret and=20

prying into the private lives of innocent American citizens.

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The President has asked Congress to reauthorize the PATRIOT Act.=20

In order to have a fully informed public debate, the American=20

people should know how often the national security letter=20

authority has been used and they should be able to hear from=20

librarians and others who are concerned about this power.

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<DIV>Folks,&nbsp;=20
FYI. Not many Ohio officials on these lists. Kent</DIV>
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Kent Oliver, Executive =

Director Stark County=20
District Library 715=20
Market Ave., N., Canton, OH 44702 <FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>W: 330 458 2710 FAX: 330 455 9596 =
 <SPAN=20
lang=3Den-us><A href=3D"mailto:KOliver@starklibrary.org"><SPAN=20
lang=3Den-us>KOliver@starklibrary.org</A>=20
 "With a =
library you=20
are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most=20
democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell =
you=20
what to read and when and how."&nbsp; <FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Doris Lessing, novelist
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align=3Dleft>-----Original Message----- From: owner-ala-wo@ala.org =

[mailto:owner-ala-wo@ala.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>ALAWASH =
E-MAIL<BR><B>Sent:</B>=20
Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:47 PM<BR><B>To:</B> ALA Washington Office =

Newsline Subject: [ALA-WO:178] [1] Last Chance for PATRIOT =
Action! [2]=20
Durbin Thanks Librarians </DIV>
<DIV>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">ALAWON: American Library Association Washington =
Office=20
Newsline<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Volume 14, Number =
98<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">September 29, =
2005<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">In This Issue: [1] Last Chance for PATRIOT Action! =
[2] Durbin=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Thanks =
Librarians<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">[1] Last Chance for PATRIOT Action!=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">The next few days present what is very likely your =
last=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">opportunity to have an impact on the final language =
of the=20
PATRIOT <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Act reauthorization. We understand that Republican =
staff may=20
have <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">started private meetings on the bill that will come =
out of=20
the <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">PATRIOT Act conference. The meetings among the =
Members may=20
not <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">happen until the 2nd week in October, but the deal =
could well=20
be <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">in place before then. We are writing to you one =
last time on=20
these <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">reauthorization bills to urge you to call your =
Members and=20
ask <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">them to sign the "Dear Conferee" letters being =
circulated in=20
the <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">House and in the Senate. Librarians' grassroots =
efforts have=20
made <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">an enormous difference during this process =96 =
thank you in=20
advance <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">for helping us during the final push.=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">BACKGROUND:<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">The House and Senate have each passed a PATRIOT=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Act reauthorization bill. ALA supports the Senate =
version of=20
the <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">bill (S.1389)&nbsp;=20
because it would eliminate the danger of fishing=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">expeditions in bookstores and library records by =
placing=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">safeguards on the search of the records of =
suspected=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">terrorists. Further, the Senate bill would require =
public=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">disclosure of the number of bookstore and library =
searches=20
made by <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">law enforcement officials under Section 215.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; For further=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">information on the provisions of direct concern to =
librarians=20
and <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">the reading public, go to=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier =
New">http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/civilliberties/privacy/pri<o=
:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">vacyrelated.htm =
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">ACTION:<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Senators Craig and Durbin and Representatives =
Sanders and=20
Otter <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">are circulating "Dear Conferee" letters in their =
respective=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">chambers. Both letters ask the conferees to support =
the=20
Senate <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">bill (S. 1389). =
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">If your Senators do NOT appear on the list of =
Senators who=20
have <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">signed the letter, please contact them to ask them =
to sign=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">the&nbsp; =
"Dear=20
Conferee" letter circulated by Senators Craig and=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Durbin.&nbsp; =
(To sign=20
on - or if they have questions - they can =
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">contact Brooke Roberts in Senator Craig's office =
at<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; 202-224-1013=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">or Joseph Zogby in Senator Durbin's office at<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;=20
202-224-2152.):<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Senators who have signed the Dear Conferee Letter =
(In=20
alphabetical <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">order)<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Sens. Baucus, Biden, Bingaman, Byrd, Cantwell, =
Clinton,=20
Corzine, <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Craig, Dodd, Durbin, Feingold, Feinstein, Harkin, =
Kerry,=20
Kohl, <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Lautenberg, Mikulski, Murkowski, Reid, Salazar, =
Schumer,=20
Sununu, <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">and Wyden. <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">If your Representatives do<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; NOT appear on the list=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">below,&nbsp; =
please=20
contact them to urge them to sign the "Dear =
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Conferee" letter&nbsp;=20
circulated by Reps Sanders and Otter.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; (To sign=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">on - or if they have questions - they can contact =
Rebecca=20
Raiser <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">in Rep. Sanders' office at<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; 202-=20
225-4115):<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Representatives who have signed the Dear Conferee =
letter (In=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">alphabetical order):&nbsp;=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
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Cummings<o:p></o:p>
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Doggett<o:p></o:p>
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Evans<o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New">Reps. Gonzalez, Green, Greave,=20
Gutierrez<o:p></o:p>
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Honda, <o:p></o:p>
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Johnson<o:p></o:p>
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Kucinich<o:p></o:p>
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Lowey<o:p></o:p>
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McCarthy, <o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New">Reps. Oberstar, Olver, Otter,=20
Owens<o:p></o:p>
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Price<o:p></o:p>
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Roybal-Allard<o:p></o:p>
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Schiff<o:p></o:p>
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Smith, Solis,=20
Stark<o:p></o:p>
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Towns<o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New">Reps. Udall, Tom, Udall,=20
Mark<o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New">Reps. Van Hollen,=20
Vel=E1zquez<o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New">Reps. Wasserman Schultz, Waters, Watson, Waxman, =
Weiner,=20
Wexler, <o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New">Woolsey, Wu<o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New">Wynn<o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN=20
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yes">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
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style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">If your Members ARE on these lists, be sure to =
write to them=20
and <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">thank them. <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Thank you again for your continued work on this =
important=20
issue. <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">[2] Senator Durbin Thanks Librarians=20
<o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">From the Congressional Record: September 28, 2005=20
(Senate)<o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New">Page =
S10582-S10583<o:p></o:p>
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face=3D"Courier New"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS AND PATRIOT ACT=20
REAUTHORIZATION<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, the USA PATRIOT Act =
greatly=20
expanded <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">the Government's authority to use national security =
letters,=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">documents issued by FBI agents without judicial or =
grand jury=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">approval that allow the Government to obtain =
sensitive=20
information <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">about innocent American citizens. The recipient of =
a national=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">security letter is subject to a permanent automatic =
gag=20
order.<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">The Justice Department claims that they are not =
interested in=20
the <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">library records of innocent Americans. However, =
they=20
acknowledge <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">that they do not know how often FBI agents have =
obtained=20
library <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">records since enactment of the PATRIOT Act. And =
just 3 weeks=20
ago, <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">the Justice Department again refused my request to =
make=20
public the <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">number of national security letters that FBI agents =
have=20
issued <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">since the PATRIOT Act became law. As a result, the =
American=20
people <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">have no idea how often the FBI is using this =
controversial=20
power <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">to obtain their sensitive personal records, =
including library=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">records.<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">I commend our Nation's librarians for defending our =

Constitution <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">and leading the fight to reform the PATRIOT Act.=20
Unfortunately in <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">the past this Justice Department has criticized =
librarians=20
for <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">exercising their first amendment rights. Now they =
have gone=20
even <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">further--preventing a librarian from speaking =
publicly about=20
a <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">legal challenge to the national security letter=20
power.<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">In our democracy, the government is supposed to be =
open and=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">accountable to the people and the people have a =
right to keep=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">their personal lives private, This Justice =
Department seems=20
to <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">want to reverse this order, keeping their activity =
secret and=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">prying into the private lives of innocent American=20
citizens.<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><FONT=20
face=3D"Courier New">The President has asked Congress to reauthorize the =
PATRIOT=20
Act. <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
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<SPAN=20
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<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
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face=3D"Courier New">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
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