Re: Fwd: URGENT: Patriot Act Vote on Tuesday

You mean the same Patriot Act that POTUS voted to not only extend, but
expand, as did SecState - twice?

On Feb 7, 2:07 pm, Jonathan Ashley <jonathanashle...@lavabit.com>
wrote:
> Quote of the Day: "If Big Brother (of Orwell's 1984) comes to America,
> he will not be a fearsome, foreboding figure with a heart-chilling,
> omnipresent glare as in 1984. He will come with a smile on his face, a
> quip on his lips, a wave to the crowd, and a press that (a) dutifully
> reports the suppressive measures he is taking to save the nation from
> internal chaos and foreign threat; and (b) gingerly questions whether he
> will be able to succeed." -- Michael Parenti, Source: "Inventing
> Reality" (1986)
> <http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Michael.Parenti.Quote.A213%20>
>
> Washington sources tell us that a Patriot Act renewal bill is scheduled
> for a vote in the House TOMORROW, Tuesday February 8.
>
> They will attempt to pass the bill, H.R.514, under "suspension of the
> rules," which requires a two-thirds vote.
>
> Defeating this will only require 1/3 of Congress. That will buy us time,
> and time is what we need to educate Congress that the Patriot Act is
> unnecessary and dangerous.
>
> HOWEVER, our sources also tell us we're likely to lose this vote, UNLESS
> WE ACT IMMEDIATELY.
>
> We have previously written about the Patriot Act and provided sample
> letters to oppose it:
>
> * January 28:http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/how-the-patriot-act-led-to-40000-fbi-c...
> <http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/how-the-patriot-act-led-to-40000-fbi-c...>
>
> * February 4:http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/do-you-need-the-patriot-act
> <http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/do-you-need-the-patriot-act%20>
>
> Here's another. PLEASE tell Congress to oppose this bill and to REPEAL
> the Patriot Act. <https://secure.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/129%20>
>
> You may borrow from or copy this letter . . .
>
>     I'm disturbed by Congress's negligent oversight of the Patriot Act . . .
>
>     * You haven't established that any of the powers given to the FBI
>     and other federal agencies have actually PREVENTED acts of terrorism
>     * You have failed to investigate the FBI, or hold it accountable,
>     for possibly tens of thousands of abuses
>    https://www.eff.org/pages/patterns-misconduct-fbi-intelligence-violat...
>
>     As a result . . .
>
>     * I don't feel that the Patriot Act has made us "safer"
>     * I'm more afraid of federal agents than I am of terrorists
>
>     Instead of renewing provisions of the Patriot Act, you should REPEAL
>     all of it. And then you should hold hearings to investigate FBI abuses.
>
> END LETTER
>
> You can send your letter using DownsizeDC.org's Educate the Powerful
> System. <https://secure.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/129%20>
>
> The more people who participate, the better the chance of success.
> Please forward this message to friends.
>
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> opposition movement is using the hashtag #patriotact
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>
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