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Don’t Let Telecoms Off The Hook |
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
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Three times now, members like you have made phone calls demanding Senators stand up to the Bush administration and pass a FISA bill without granting immunity to telecommunication companies who spied on innocent Americans.
Each time, Washington insiders predicted that we would fail to stop it. And because of you, each time the insiders were wrong. But President Bush is determined to get telecom immunity passed before he leaves office because he knows the lawsuits against AT&T and Verizon are America's last chance to hold the Bush administration accountable for warrantless spying. He's even promised to veto any FISA reform bill that doesn't let his cronies off the hook. The Senate spends another worthless day fighting over a flawed bill that only the President and his friends want passed? How many children will continue to go without health insurance because the Senate is too busy helping AT&T instead of fighting to expand S-CHIP or provide health care for all? Why is a "get out of jail free" card for AT&T and Verizon more important than the Employee Free Choice Act? It's time to take FISA reform off the table until America elects a new President next November. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could end this once and for all. Call Senator Reid now and demand: No new FISA reforms while President Bush is still in office. Democratic Majority Leader
Senator Harry Reid
(202) 224-3542 Tell Senator Reid: "Take telecom immunity off the table. Pull the FISA reform bill and extend current law until President Bush leaves office. The U.S. Senate has more important work to get done than figure out how to let AT&T get away with spying on Americans." Don't stop there. Contact your senators too! They need to know where you stand. Senator Reid is more likely to stand strong if your senator stands with him. Please call your senators now: Senate Switchboard
(202) 224-3121 Washington insiders say we can't stop this bill. Maybe they are right, but we've heard it before. Let's see what they are saying after we send our position to the Senate. Together, we can demand the Senate follow our lead. |
