[Peace-discuss] TIPS action

[Ricky Baldwin]

To: ACLU Action Network
FR: Damon Moglen, National Field Coordinator
DT: July 24, 2002

In the last several days, a national firestorm has started to build around a
program proposed by President Bush to recruit one million volunteers to act 
as
spies and informants against their neighbors. Under the proposed program --
which the President is calling Operation TIPS -- the government would 
recruit
letter carriers, utility workers, cable installers, and others whose jobs 
allow
them access to private residences to report "suspicious activities."

But the plan has run into trouble in Congress. The House is moving to reject 
the
President's program.  It is not clear what the Senate will do, but it is 
likely
to vote on the bill in the coming days.  The fate of this deeply misguided
program could very well rest with the Senate.

Take Action! Your Senators will play a key role in deciding whether or not
Operation TIPS will go ahead. You can read more and send a FREE FAX to your
Senators, urging them to reject this misguided program, from our action 
alert
at:

http://www.aclu.org/action/tips107.html

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