July 11, 2005
In this message:
- Call to action
- Talking points
- Co-sponsors of liberty-restoring bills
- House Judiciary Committee members and contact information
- House Intelligence Committee
members and contact information
Friends,
We have recently learned that both the House Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees will mark up USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization legislation this week. A floor vote in the House is expected the week of July 18th. Now is the time to tell your representative to protect civil liberties!
Some proponents of the PATRIOT Act are already pointing to the terrorist attacks in London as further justification for suspending the protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. While we all abhor these acts of terror, neither the recent attacks nor the September 11, 2001, attacks render our Bill of Rights obsolete. Please call, email, and fax your House member as often as possible this week to express your concern about threats to civil liberties (see our talking points below). If your representative voted in favor of Rep. Bernie Sanders' Freedom to Read Amendment to the SSJC Appropriations bill (see vote results at http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll258.xml), or is a co-sponsor of any liberty-restoring bills (see below), please thank him or her.
Please check the lists below to see if your House member is on either the Judiciary or Intelligence Committee. These representatives in particular need to hear from their constituents. If your House member is not on either of the lists, look up his or her contact information at http://www.house.gov. To send an email, go to http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/bordc/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=960.
Talking Points
Urge your representative to:
- restore personal privacy;
- restore due process;
- respect First Amendment rights to assemble and to petition (criticize) the government;
- limit the definition of "terrorism" to violent crimes perpetrated on human civilian targets for political gain;
- prohibit all authorized prisoner abuse;
- restore respect for the rule of law;
- decrease government secrecy; and
- respect the balance of power between the branches of government.
When we learn about the content of the reauthorization bills in the
House and Senate, we will send out more detailed talking points.
Co-Sponsors
of Liberty-Restoring Bills
Use these links to find out if your representative is a co-sponsor
of any of the following bills. If so, please thank him or her for
taking action to defend civil liberties.
- Security and Freedom Ensured (SAFE) Act
- Freedom to Read Protection Act
- Civil Liberties Restoration Act
- Torture
Outsourcing Prevention Act
House Judiciary Committee
Alabama
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-6), Phone: (202) 225-4921, Fax: (202) 225-2082
Arizona
*Rep. Jeff Flake (R-6), Phone: (202) 225-2635, Fax: (202) 226-4386
Rep. Trent Franks (R-2), Phone: (202) 225-4576, Fax: (202) 225-6328
California
*Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-28), Phone: (202) 225-4695
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-24), Phone: (202) 225-5811, Fax: (202) 225-1100
Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R-49), Phone: (202) 225-3906
*Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-16), Phone: (202) 225-3072, Fax: (202) 225-3336
Rep. Daniel E. Lungren (R-3), Phone: (202) 225-5716, Fax: (202) 226-1298
*Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-39), Phone: (202) 225-6676, Fax: (202) 226-1012
*Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-29), Phone: (202) 225-4176, Fax: (202) 225-5828|
*Rep. Maxine Waters (D-35), Phone: (202) 225-2201
Florida
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-24), Phone: (202) 225-2706, Fax: (202) 226-6299
Rep. Ric Keller (R-8), Phone: (202) 225-2176, Fax: (202) 225-0999
*Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-20), Phone: (202) 225-7931, Fax: (202) 226-2052
*Rep. Robert Wexler (D-19), Phone: (202) 225-3001, Fax: (202) 225-5974
Illinois
Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-6), Phone: (202) 225-4561, Fax: (202) 225-1166
Indiana
Rep. John N. Hostettler (R-8), Phone: (202) 225-4636, Fax: (202) 225-3284
Rep. Mike Pence (R-6), Phone: (202) 225-3021, Fax: (202) 225-3382
Iowa
Rep. Steve King (R-5), Phone: (202) 225-4426, Fax: (202) 225-3193
Maryland
*Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-8), Phone: (202) 225-5341, Fax: (202) 225-0375
Massachusetts
*Rep. William D. Delahunt (D-10), Phone: (202) 225-3111
*Rep. Martin T. Meehan (D-5), Phone: (202) 225-3411, Fax: (202) 226-0771
Michigan
*Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-14), Phone: (202) 225-5126, Fax: (202) 225-0072 - Ranking Member
New York
*Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-8), Phone: (202) 225-5635
*Rep. Anthony D. Weiner (D-9), Phone: (202) 225-6616
North Carolina
Rep. Howard Coble (R-6), Phone: (202) 225-3065, Fax: (202) 225-8611
*Rep. Melvin L. Watt (D-12), Phone: (202) 225-1510, Fax: (202) 225-1512
Ohio
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-1), Phone: (202) 225-2216, Fax: (202) 225-3012
South Carolina
Rep. Bob Inglis (R-4), Phone: (202) 225-6030, Fax: (202) 226-1177
Tennessee
Rep. William L. Jenkins (R-1), Phone: (202) 225-6356, Fax: (202) 225-5714
Texas
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-1), Phone: (202) 225-3035, Faz: (202) 225-5866
*Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-18), Phone: (202) 225-3816, Fax: (202) 225-3317
Rep. Lamar S. Smith (R-21), Phone: (202) 225-4236, Fax: (202) 225-8628
Utah
Rep. Chris Cannon (R-3), Phone: (202) 225-7751, Fax: (202) 225-5629
Virginia
*Rep. Rick Boucher (D-9), Phone: (202) 225-3861, Fax: (202) 225-0442
Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-4), Phone: (202) 225-6365, Fax: (202) 226-1170
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-6), Phone: (202) 225-5431, Fax: (202) 225-9681
*Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-3), Phone: (202) 225-8351, Fax: (202) 225-8354
Wisconsin
Rep. Mark Green (R-8), Phone: (202) 225-5665, Fax: (202) 225-5729
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-5), Phone: (202) 225-5101 - Committee Chairman
House Intelligence Committee
Alabama
*Rep. Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr. (D-5), Phone: (202) 225-4801, Fax: (202) 225-4392
Rep. Terry Everett (R-2), Phone: (202) 225-2901, Fax: (202) 225-8913
Arizona
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-1), Phone: (202) 225-2315, Fax: (202) 226-9739
California
Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-50), Phone: (202) 225-5452, Fax: (202) 225-2558
*Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-14), Phone: (202) 225-8104, Fax: (202) 225-8890
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-24), Phone: (202) 225-5811, Fax: (202) 225-1100
*Rep. Jane Harman (D-36), Phone: (202) 225-8220, Fax: (202) 226-7290 - Ranking Member
Florida
*Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (D-23), Phone: (202) 225-1313, Fax: (202)
225-1171
Illinois
*Rep. Ray LaHood (R-18), Phone: (202) 225-6201, Fax: (202) 225-9249
Iowa
*Rep. Leonard L. Boswell (D-3), Phone: (202) 225-3806, Fax: (202) 225-5608
Kansas
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-4), Phone: (202) 225-6216, Fax: (202) 225-3489
Maryland
*Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-2), Phone: (202) 225-3061, Fax:
(202) 225-3094
Massachusetts
*Rep. John Tierney (D-6), Phone: (202) 225-8020, Fax: (202) 225-5915
Michigan
Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-2), Phone: (202) 225-4401, Fax: (202) 226-0779 - Chairman
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-8), Phone: (202) 225-4872, Fax: (202) 225-5820
New Jersey
*Rep. Rush D. Holt (D-12), Phone: (202) 225-5801, Fax: (202) 225-6025
New Mexico
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-1), Phone: (202) 225-6316, Fax: (202) 225-4975
New York
Rep. John McHugh (R-23), Phone: (202) 225-4611, Fax: (202) 226-0621
Texas
*Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-16), Phone: (202) 225-4831, Fax: (202) 225-2016
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-13), Phone: (202) 225-3706, Fax: (202) 225-3486
Virginia
Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-1), Phone: (202) 225-4261, Fax: (202) 225-4382
*indicates representatives that voted in favor of the Freedom
to Read Amendment to the SSJC Appropriations bill