ACLU LAUNCHES 20 STATE CAMPAIGN OVER WIRETAPPING; ADS IN 7 MAJOR PAPERS...

[kpete]

ACLU LAUNCHES 20 STATE CAMPAIGN OVER WIRETAPPING; ADS IN 7 MAJOR PAPERS....

ACLU launches 20 state campaign to end NSA call data program

RAW STORY
Published: Wednesday May 24, 2006

Responding to reports that phone companies are turning over records relating to Americans' telephone calls to the National Security Agency, the American Civil Liberties Union today launched a 20-state campaign to end government surveillance programs they claim are illegal, RAW STORY has learned.

ACLU affiliates in 20 states today filed complaints with Public Utility Commissions or sent letters to state Attorneys General and other officials demanding investigations into whether local telecommunications companies allowed the NSA to spy on their customers.

The ACLU today also sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to reconsider its refusal to investigate reports that at least three major telecommunications companies -- AT&T, BellSouth and Verizon -- cooperated with the NSA in an effort to collect calling information and call patterns on every American.

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As part of the nationwide campaign, the ACLU today is running full-page advertisements in The New York Times, Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Portland Press Herald (Maine) and the San Francisco Chronicle. The ads feature the headline: "If You've Used a Telephone in the Last Five Years, Read This." The advertisement encourages readers to visit an ACLU website, https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=DTT_FCC_spies_off_line_printwhere individuals can add their names to the public record in the ACLU's complaints with Public Utility Commissions and send e-mails to the FCC urging it to investigate the matter.

more at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/ACLU_launches_20_state_campaign_to_0524.html

[suffragette]

1. And a beautiful full-page ad it is, too.

Thanks to the ACLU for this.
And thanks to you, kpete, for posting about it.

edited for typo

[rodeodance]

2. good for them.

[suffragette]

4. I particularly like this part

" This is a violation of the law. It is a violation of customer trust. And it's a violation of Americans' expectation that the government will not pry into their lives without probable cause. It must be stopped - or where will it end?"

Plainly and clearly stated so that even those buying the "no need to worry if you're not doing anything wrong" crowd can get it.

[The Wielding Truth]

7. Good for us. It's great to have representation! That's what

Congress is for but they forgot.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

17. good op

:kick:

[corkhead]

10. they also have an excellent thing on their website

http://www.aclu.org/pizza

[Jeffersons Ghost]

18. it's an oldy goldy... corkhead but funny as hell and spookier today

[Vidar]

3. Grateful tat the ACLU is doing what the democratic party won't.

[LuCifer]

6. Amen to that...

...if this doesn't have WHERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS? written all over it, I don't know WHAT does. :grr::mad::grr::mad::grr::mad::grr::mad:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

19. kick

[KoKo]

5. Here's a link to sign their Petition...the RawStory Link isn't working

https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=DTT_petition2&JServSessionIdr012=sxrst00fh4.app25a

[Synnical]

11. Thanks. I signed. n/t

[Jeffersons Ghost]

20. thanks koko

[KoKo]

8. Signed and Sent....K&R

[AuntPatsy]

9. I wonder if anyone realizes that the wrong hands seeing this

information is NOT only the NSA, the workers in the phone company themselves are now able to access this information and such should be another reason people should be worried...

[Mr_Spock]

12. This is great!! I am up for renewal and I'll be sure to re-up on time!

I love the ACLU - somebody has to stick up for the constitution.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

13. good that will shut lying bellsouth up

they're trying to claim they didn't release any names. good OP btw.

[caligirl]

14. ad

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nsaspying/25647prs20060524.html

[mcscajun]

15. Sign up -- tell BushCo -- Don't spy!

http://www.aclu.org/dontspy

[katty]

16. all right!! Kicking some Ass-es!!