We have — temporarily — done away with Section 215 of the Patriot Act. That's pretty amazing and something we should all be proud of. But the Senate will vote on restoring it this week, and will consider amendments to make the USA FREEDOM Act (the fake reform bill we've been opposing) even worse.
We have — temporarily — done away with Section 215 of the Patriot Act. That's pretty amazing and something we should all be proud of. But the Senate will vote on restoring it this week, and will consider amendments to make the USA FREEDOM Act (the fake reform bill we've been opposing) even worse.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's amendments would keep the operations of the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court — the court that blessed the collection of our phone records — secret, and delay implementation of certain modest constraints on mass surveillance.
Please enter your info below to call the Senate and tell them to reject McConnell's amendments to weaken the USA FREEDOM Act — and to oppose the bill altogether. We'll automatically connect you to your lawmakers, and give you a script you can read.
For more on these amendments, please click here.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's amendments would keep the operations of the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court — the court that blessed the collection of our phone records — secret, and delay implementation of certain modest constraints on mass surveillance.
Please enter your info above to call the Senate and tell them to reject McConnell's amendments to weaken the USA FREEDOM Act — and to oppose the bill altogether. We'll automatically connect you to your lawmakers, and give you a script you can read.
For more on these amendments, please click here.
If Congress maintains the bulk collection provisions of the PATRIOT Act, it's game over for our privacy. Whether you're browsing the Internet, sending a text message, or buying a book, the government could be watching. Don't let Congress undermine the Constitution. Help us share this action with as many people as possible!
Want to learn more? This article explains what's going on in Congress.