[Peace-discuss] Fwd: URGENT: Call Rep. Davis to vote against NSA spying on Americans

Wed Jul 24 04:37:56 UTC 2013

The Obama Administration is opposing the Amash (aka Amash/Conyers) 
amendment.

Also the NSA is lobbying against it as well.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/23/keith-alexander-justin-amash_n_3639329.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

Below is a portion of the memo sent to congressmen by the White House.

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 23, 2013

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Amash Amendment

In light of the recent unauthorized disclosures, the President has said 
that he welcomes a debate about how best to simultaneously safeguard 
both our national security and the privacy of our citizens. The 
Administration has taken various proactive steps to advance this debate 
including the President’s meeting with the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board, his public statements on the disclosed programs, the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s release of its own 
public statements, ODNI General Counsel Bob Litt’s speech at Brookings, 
and ODNI’s decision to declassify and disclose publicly that the 
Administration filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court. We look forward to continuing to discuss these 
critical issues with the American people and the Congress.

However, we oppose the current effort in the House to hastily dismantle 
one of our Intelligence Community’s counterterrorism tools. This blunt 
approach is not the product of an informed, open, or deliberative 
process. We urge the House to reject the Amash Amendment, and instead 
move forward with an approach that appropriately takes into account the 
need for a reasoned review of what tools can best secure the nation.

On 07/24/13 4:41, "E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森" wrote:
> It's Justin Amash not Jason.
>
> Justin Amash also is an opponent of the NDAA.
>
>
> On 07/24/13 2:20, Robert Naiman wrote:
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Matt Lockshin, CREDO Action* <act at credoaction.com 
>> <mailto:act at credoaction.com>>
>> Date: Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 1:02 PM
>> Subject: URGENT: Call Rep. Davis to vote against NSA spying on Americans
>> To: Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org 
>> <mailto:naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>>
>>
>>
>> CREDO action
>> *URGENT: Make a call to stop the NSA from spying on us*
>>
>> *Tomorrow, there will be a vote on an amendment that would rein in 
>> the NSA's indiscriminate practice of collecting the phone call 
>> records of all Americans. *
>>
>> *Please call Rep. Davis today and tell him to vote for the 
>> Amash/Conyers amendment to the defense spending bill. *
>>
>> Click below for a sample script and the number to call:
>>
>> Take action now ► 
>> <http://act.credoaction.com/go/1272?t=1&akid=8448.1021725.Z4Voa9>
>>
>> Dear Robert,
>>
>> Don't let the NSA spy on us — click here to take action. 
>> <http://act.credoaction.com/go/1272?t=2&akid=8448.1021725.Z4Voa9>
>>
>> Just over a month ago, news stories revealed the breathtaking scope 
>> of President Obama's indiscriminate spying on American citizens who 
>> aren't suspected of any wrongdoing.
>>
>> There is something fundamentally un-American and deeply undemocratic 
>> about this kind of government surveillance.
>>
>> And tomorrow, a bipartisan coalition in Congress led by Republican 
>> Jason Amash and progressive champion John Conyers is seeking to pass 
>> an amendment that would rein in the NSA's indiscriminate practice of 
>> collecting the phone call records of all Americans.
>>
>> *If you care about protecting our First and Fourth Amendment rights, 
>> this is a vital time to pick up the phone and speak out. *
>>
>> *Call your member of Congress, Rodney Davis, today and tell him to 
>> support the Amash/Conyers amendment. Click here for a sample script 
>> and the number to call. 
>> <http://act.credoaction.com/go/1272?t=3&akid=8448.1021725.Z4Voa9>*
>>
>> Supporters of the NSA's indiscriminate spying programs are clearly 
>> worried. After a vote on the Amash/Conyers amendment was announced, 
>> the head of the NSA scheduled an emergency briefing for members of 
>> Congress to lobby them to oppose it.
>>
>> They have reason to be worried. This issue brings together a 
>> coalition of unlikely bedfellow from across the political spectrum, 
>> all united in opposition to the PATRIOT Act's unconstitutional 
>> intrusion into the lives of Americans suspected of no wrongdoing.
>>
>> *With a vote tomorrow, it's important you speak out today. *
>>
>> *Call Rep. Davis today and tell him to support the Amash/Conyers 
>> amendment. Click here for a sample script and the number to call. 
>> <http://act.credoaction.com/go/1272?t=4&akid=8448.1021725.Z4Voa9>*
>>
>> Thank you for standing up for our civil liberties.
>>
>> Matt Lockshin, Campaign Manager
>> CREDO Action from Working Assets 
>> <http://act.credoaction.com/go/109?t=5&akid=8448.1021725.Z4Voa9>
>>
>> *P.S.* This amendment is also about more than phone records. Since 
>> 9/11, companies ranging from bookstores to credit card companies to 
>> rental car agencies have been subject to requests under Section 215 
>> of the PATRIOT Act.
>>
>> The official summary of the Amash/Conyers amendment reads:
>>
>>     Ends authority for the blanket collection of records under the
>>     PATRIOT Act. Bars the NSA and other agencies from using Section
>>     215 of the PATRIOT Act to collect records, including telephone
>>     call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an
>>     investigation under Section 215. 
>>
>> While this amendment would not stop all unconstitutionally intrusive 
>> NSA activities, it would be an incredibly important first step toward 
>> shielding everyday Americans from indiscriminate surveillance. And we 
>> should support it while we continue to work for a full repeal of the 
>> PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act.
>>
>> *Please make a call today and tell Rep. Davis to vote for the 
>> Amash/Conyers amendment. 
>> <http://act.credoaction.com/go/1272?t=6&akid=8448.1021725.Z4Voa9> *
>>
>> Click below for a sample script and the number to call:
>>
>> Take action now ► 
>> <http://act.credoaction.com/go/1272?t=7&akid=8448.1021725.Z4Voa9>
>>
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