Action Alert: Stop Warrantless Spying on U.S. Citizens

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Action Alert!

Warrantless spying on all Americans is currently legal under Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The good news is that the provision allowing this is set to expire on December 31, 2017.

The bad news is that there is proposed legislation in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to make warrantless spying permanent in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution. The legislation will be voted on this Friday, December 15, 2017.

Action: We urge you to call your U.S. Representative and your two U.S. Senators by Thursday, December 14 and ask them to vote against this legislation.

Message for your Senator:
I urge you to vote against S.1297, a bill to make Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act permanent. This bill is unconstitutional. It allows for warrantless spying on all Americans in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Instead, I urge you to vote for S. 1997, the U.S.A. Rights Act submitted by Ron Wyden and Rand Paul that will protect the privacy rights of American citizens.

Message for your Representative:
I urge you to vote against H.R. 4478, the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017. This resolution allows for warrantless spying on all Americans in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Instead, vote for H.R 4124, the U.S.A. Rights Act submitted by Zoe Lofgren that will protect the privacy rights of American citizens.

For additional information and talking points, go to http://hr14.org/action-alert.

Phone Number
Phone the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and an operator will connect you directly with the Senator or Representative that you request.

To send a prewritten email, go to:  https://act.eff.org/action/pull-the-plug-on-internet-spying-programs

Thank you for taking action to end warrantless surveillance!