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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 Coalition Letter Urging No Funding for Real ID in Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (11/01/2007)

Statement of Brandon Mayfield to Congress Urging Against Changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (11/01/2007)

Section by Section of the RESTORE Act (10/17/2007)

ACLU Letter Opposing the RESTORE Act (10/16/2007)

National FISA Poll by the Mellman Group; Voters Vigorously Oppose Warrantless Wiretaps, Blanket Warrants and Telecom Amnesty (10/16/2007)

Letter from ACLU about privacy implications of Protect America Act (10/12/2007)

Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership on Mukasey Nomination (10/12/2007)
Dear Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Specter: On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, a non-partisan organization with over half a million activists and members and 53 affiliates nationwide, we write in regard to the pending nomination of former U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mukasey for Attorney General.

Memo to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Executive Privilege and NSA Wiretapping Subpoenas (10/01/2007)

Sign-On Letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid Insisting On Public Debate of FISA Legislation Before Passage (09/25/2007)

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