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Action Alerts

May 13, 2008, FISA Deal-making in Congress. Head for your phone now!
March 18, 2008, House Stopped FISA Bill - Did your rep stand up to Bush? Call now!
February 19, 2008, Protect America Act Expired! Keep the Pressure On!
February 13, 2008, Tell Bush's Wiretappers To Stop Listening!
January 9, 2008, Tell Your Senators to Let the "Protect America Act" Expire!
December 27, 2007, Thank You For Progress Made in 2007
December 14, 2007, Organize to Shut Down Guantánamo and Demand Accountability! (January 11)
October 19, 2007, Louder! Tell Congress: No compromises on 4th amendment!
October 11, 2007, Call Congress Now to Repeal the Protect America Act
September 24, 2007, Update on Habeas and Fourth Amendment Legislation
September 19, 2007, Call to Restore Habeas and the Fourth Amendment
September 13, 2007, National Call-in Day to Congress: Restore Constitutional Protections
August 28, 2007, Gonzales's Constitution Day Gift (Sept. 17)
August 23, 2007, Representatives Hold Town Hall Meetings
August 7, 2007, Summer Barbeques and Warrantless Surveillance
August 2, 2007
, Stop Senate Bill to Expand Warrantless NSA Program
July 30, 2007, Stop House Bill to Expand Warrantless NSA Program
July 24, 2007, Habeas Corpus and MCA Action Delayed Until We All Speak Up
June 27, 2007, National Call-in to Congress to Restore Habeas Corpus and End Torture
April 26, 2007, Stop Bush from 'modernizing' FISA back to the Hoover era
March 20, 2007, March 21: National Call-in on Military Commissions Act
March 16, 2007, National Call-in to Congress on Military Commissions Act
March 15, 2007, Government Violations and Abuses of the PATRIOT Act Call for Sweeping Change
November 13, 2006, Urge Your Senators not to Legalize Domestic Warrantless Wiretapping or to Immunize Telecoms
October 13, 2006, Take Action Tuesday as Pres. Bush Signs Military Commission Act
September 29, 2006, Update on Military Commissions and NSA Wiretapping Bills
September 27, 2006, Less than 72 hours to stop two bad bills
September 24, 2006, New "Compromise" Bills Actually Expand Warrantless Spying, Torture, and Detention Powers
September 19, 2006, Act now to save right to challenge detentions and to stop legalization of warrantless domestic wiretapping!
September 11, 2006, On Sept. 12, Tell Congress to Stop Big Brother Surveillance Bills!
September 5, 2006, Join National Call-in to Congress. Stop the Big Brother NSA Bills!
August 21, 2006, Victory on wiretaps could vanish without your immediate support
August 8, 2006, Thanks to your faxes and calls, we stopped the Specter bill (for now, at least)!
July 19, 2006, Stop the Specter bill and save the Fourth Amendment!
July 11, 2006, Supreme Court: Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld and what it means
May 15, 2006, Wed., May 17th, Stop Big Brother Surveillance—Call Congress
May 8, 2006, Call-in Day on Warrantless Wiretapping
March 17, 2006, Sunshine Week: Shining the Light on Government Secrecy
February 27, 2006, Keep PATRIOT Act Debate Open!
February 22, 2006, Tell your senators to oppose the PATRIOT Act reauthorization
February 10, 2006, Bill of Rights Defense Committee calls for PATRIOT Act filibuster
February 2, 2006, NSA warrantless wiretapping and PATRIOT Act
January 23, 2006, January 25, National PATRIOT Act Call-in Day
January 20, 2006, Announcing National PATRIOT Act Call-in Day, January 25
December 14, 2005, UPDATE: Sen. Reid supports filibuster! Call your Senators now!
December 12, 2005, URGENT: Your help needed to fight PATRIOT Act reauthorization
December 8, 2005, URGENT PATRIOT Act Update: Calls needed now!
December 7, 2005, Call Congress about torture and habeas corpus!
December 6, 2005, Call your Representative about PATRIOT Act reauthorization!
November 21, 2005, PATRIOT Reauthorization Stalled: GRASSROOTS ACTION NEEDED!
November 17, 2005, Tell Congress to Sent Patriot Act Reauthorization Back to the Drawing Board!
November 16, 2005, Urgent: demand that your Congressional representatives vote resoundingly NO on a Conference Report that expands the PATRIOT Act
November 11, 2005, Save Habeas Corpus Rights of Guantanamo Detainees
November 10, 2005, Support Patriot Reform!
November 8, 2005, Call Congress About PATRIOT Act, Important Motion
November 3, 2005, Support Senate PATRIOT Act reauthorization bill
October 31, 2005, Tell your House member or conferee to support the McCain Amendment
October 6, 2005, Anti-torture amendments added to defense spending bill
October 5, 2005, Support McCain Anti-Torture Amendments
August 22, 2005, Call Your Senator About PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Bill
August 18, 2005, Constitution Day (9/17) mandate for schools with gov't funding
August 11, 2005, Call Your House Member About PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Bill
September 8, 2005, Urgent! Support 3 'Dear Conferee' letters re: PATRIOT Act reauthorization
July 21, 2005, House to vote on USA PATRIOT Act and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 today
July 18, 2005, URGENT: Stop USA PATRIOT Act Renewal!
July 11, 2005, House Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees to mark up USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization legislation this week
June 16, 2005, Success! Freedom to Read Amendment passed 238-187
June 14, 2005, Support Sanders' Freedom to Read Amendment to Appropriations Bill!
June 10, 2005, Action Needed Today to Ensure Passage of Sanders' Amendment

May 18, 2005 Keep PATRIOT Act Hearings Open!
April 6, 2005 National Days of Action to Stop the REAL ID Act in the Senate
February 7, 2005 House to vote on REAL ID Act this week
January 27, 2005 Senate will vote on Gonzales confirmation next week
December 17, 2004 Questions for Alberto Gonzales, Nominee for Attorney General December 9, 2004 Intelligence reform bill approved overwhelmingly
November 30, 2004 9/11 intelligence reform; suggestions for Bill of Rights Day
November 12, 2004
Alberto Gonzales is Bush's nominee for Attorney General
October 27, 2004
Calls needed as Intelligence Reform Conference Committee continues its work
October 14, 2004
Keep USA PATRIOT expansion and PATRIOT II sections out of 9/11 intelligence reform bill
October 7, 2004
Calls on House 9/11 bill needed today
October 4, 2004
Update on House intelligence reform bill H.R. 10
September 30, 2004
House and Senate intelligence reform bills threaten immigrant rights and civil liberties
September 21, 2004 Call Your Senator Now to Restore Your Freedom (SAFE Act)
July 1, 2004 Urgent Phone and Fax Alert: Cut off funds for library and bookstore searches under USA PATRIOT Act Section 215
June 7, 2004, Stop the Secret Expansion of the PATRIOT Act
May 6, 2004 (NYC residents) Pakistani Targeted by Special Registration
April 7, 2004 Supreme Court To Hear Guantanamo Case
November 14, 2003 Help Make Sure Sanders and Otter Amendments Become Law!
July 25, 2003 Action Update on House Amendments
July 18, 2003 Urgent Phone and Fax Alert: Support the Sanders-Otter-Conyers Amendment
May 29, 2003 Help Pass HR 1157
March 7-10, 2003 Ask your Congressperson to cosponsor to Freedom to Read Protection Act, HR 1157
February 7-8, 2003 Help Shut Down Poindexter's Total Information Awareness Program!
December 11, 2002 Bill of Rights Day, December 15
November 18, 2002 Recent Developments Make This Recess an Important Time to Contact your Congresspeople