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There has never been a more urgent need to preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security.


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Safe and Free : Legislative Documents

ACLU Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations Regarding Censorship At the Borders (03/28/2006)
Statement of Caroline Fredrickson Director, Washington Legislative Office American Civil Liberties Union Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives Concerning Setting Post-9/11 Investigative Priorities at the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, March 28, 2006

ACLU Letter to the Senate Expressing Strong Opposition to the “Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006,” Authorizing Warrantless Surveillance By the National Security Agency (03/16/2006)

ACLU Interested Persons Memo on the Conference Report Agreement on H.R. 3199, the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (03/01/2006)

ACLU Letter to Congress Urging a "No" Vote On S. 2271, amendments to the Patriot Act Improvement and Reauthorization Act (02/28/2006)

ACLU Letter to Congress Strongly Urging A "No" Vote On Final Passage of the Conference Report Agreement Reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act (02/15/2006)

Testimony of Timothy D. Sparapani, ACLU Legislative Counsel, On Secure Flight and Registered Traveler Before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (02/09/2006)

Conservative and Republican Voices Against President Bush’s NSA Spying Program (02/08/2006)

Top Ten Myths About the Illegal NSA Spying Program (02/03/2006)
ACLU Fact Sheet lays out the top ten distortions and lies used by the Bush Administration to justify the illegal NSA spying, and the legal realities every American should know.

Summary of Top Ten Myths About the Illegal NSA Spying Program (02/03/2006)
ACLU Fact Sheet lays out the top ten distortions and lies used by the Bush Administration to justify the illegal NSA spying, and the legal realities every American should know.

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