Ethics

Stop Warrantless Wiretapping Now

By Ed Brayton

Congress is on the brink of a vote on the Protect America Act, which will extend the earlier "compromise" (read: complete sellout) on FISA and warrantless wiretapping. DownsizeDC is urging people to write and call today, like right now, and pressure Congress to vote it down or, at the very least, vote for some key amendments to the legislation. Please click here. You can follow their links to send an email. Better yet, you can pick up the phone and call your legislators. This is a very key moment in American history; the continued relevance of the 4th amendment is, quite literally, at stake.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on February 06, 2008 (boomark / email).