| Focus: | Government |
| Action Request: | Petition |
| Location: | United States |
Our elected officials are supposed to uphold the rule of law and protect the judicial process. So why do some members of the House want to grant immunity to the telecom companies that participated in the Administration's wiretapping program?
Please help us "hold power accountable" by reading the message below from our friends at CREDO Mobile, and taking action right away. Thanks for all you do,
Bob Edgar
President, Common Cause
| Tell the House leadership: don't cave in and compromise away our civil liberties and the rule of law.
| | | Demand that the House Stand Firm on Wiretapping Legislation!
Our hard fought victories on the Bush administration's illegal wiretapping program are in danger once again.
Earlier this year the House of Representatives—thanks in large part to pressure from the grassroots and the netroots—stood strong and refused to pass the Senate version of "FISA reform." That legislation, you'll recall, would have granted retroactive immunity to the Bush administration and the telecom companies that reportedly helped him eavesdrop on Americans without legally-required warrants.
Now, however, our allies on the Hill are telling us that high-ranking members in the House are working behind closed doors with the Bush administration and conservatives in Congress to negotiate a compromise bill -- a bill that will give the administration practically everything they've asked for.
Click here to tell Speaker Pelosi: no compromises on illegal wiretapping.
There's simply no reason to rush into passing bad legislation now. Under the existing FISA law, our nation's intelligence agencies already have the tools they need to legitimately monitor terrorist communications. The only reason Bush is trying so hard to push this bill through Congress before he leaves office is to prevent legal discovery of prior violations of the law—disclosures which would be detrimental to the administration and any telecom companies that assisted in the lawbreaking. Click here to send a message to Speaker Pelosi: Don't let Steny Hoyer negotiate away the rule of law. After you send Speaker Pelosi your message, please be sure to pass word along to a few friends as well. Every American should be outraged by the Bush administration's violations of our privacy—and the efforts by some in Congress to excuse that behavior after the fact. Thank you for working to build a better world. Sincerely,
Michael Kieschnick, President
CREDO Mobile |
