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Rein in Government Spying: Reform the USA PATRIOT Act and Repeal Telco Immunity 

As Congress considers renewing sections of the USA PATRIOT Act that are set to

expire at the end of the year, we have a unique opportunity to press Congress for 

new civil liberties protections to shield ordinary Americans against government

spying.

Last month, ten US Senators introduced the perfect vehicle for reform of the

surveillance powers in the PATRIOT Act, as well as the much broader and more

dangerous FISA Amendments Act (FAA), the warrantless surveillance law that was

passed by Congress last summer.

The new bill, called the JUSTICE Act, would add essential new checks and balances

to a broad range of surveillance powers. In particular, it would reform the notorious

National Security Letter power that allows the FBI, without court supervision, to

secretly demand that companies hand over your private phone and internet records.

Even more importantly, the JUSTICE Act would add strong new privacy protections

to the FAA, which vastly expanded the government's authority to sweep up

Americans' phone calls and emails without probable cause or meaningful court

review.

The JUSTICE Act would also repeal the immunity for telecom giants that illegally

assisted in the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program. This would restore the rule of 

law and allow EFF’s suit against AT&T to continue so that the courts can do their job

and rule on the legality of the surveillance.

This is our first real shot at meaningful surveillance reform in a long time, but things

are moving in the wrong direction very quickly. The Senate Judiciary Committee

recently reported to the Senate floor a PATRIOT renewal bill lacking almost all of the

critical reforms included in the JUSTICE Act. For those who care about civil liberties,

the critical mission now is to ensure that the Committee's bill is amended to add

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significant new privacy protections like those in JUSTICE, or defeated altogether, on

the floor of the Senate.

It's time to fix PATRIOT once and for all, and now is our chance. Please contact your 

senators today and ask them to support PATRIOT reform and co-sponsor the

JUSTICE Act.

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