Stolen from another list:

Just wanted to remind you all that it's been delayed since December but 
the US government is still trying to pass laws to allow US ISPs and 
backbone networks to conduct illegal spying of all communications going 
across their network.  We have to act now to prevent this!

There is an online petition at 
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2165/t/1027/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=22486 
  Additionally if you are an American citizen, I think the quickest 
thing you can do is find your home state Senator's web site (for 
California do a web search for senator boxer and senator feinstein) and 
click on the Email button to send them an email and just put a quick 
message in saying that you urge them to reject this legislation.  You 
could use the following text for instance.

     Count me as another one of your constituents opposed to immunity 
for telecommunications companies that helped the Bush administration spy 
on millions of American citizens.

     By now you know all the details about the telecoms' involvement in 
the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretapping program.  No 
doubt you have also heard arguments for and against immunity for the 
telecommunications companies.

     I will not repeat the arguments against immunity -- although I hope 
you have thought long and hard about the news reports detailing how some 
of the telecommunications companies cut off their wiretapping services 
when the government failed to pay its bills on time.  This is a sure 
sign that their true motivation was profits, not protecting the nation.

     My main reason for writing is to let you know that your 
constituents care deeply about the Constitution and are outraged when 
their privacy rights are violated -- either by the government or by 
entities working with the government.  When such violations occur, every 
entity involved should be expected to explain its actions in court.  If 
you do not defend this principle, you are undermining the document that 
serves as the foundation of our nation.

     Please support the Constitution and your country by opposing 
immunity for the telecommunications companies.

Here is the latest blog post from the EFF:

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/01/bloggers-and-others-push-presidential-candidates-immunity


January 23rd, 2008
Bloggers and Others Push Presidential Candidates on Immunity
Related Issues
NSA Spying issue overview, blog posts
Posted by Cindy Cohn

With Congress back in session this week and the Presidential season in 
full swing, the fight to prevent the Bush administration from granting 
immuniy to the telecoms for illegal spying is heating up once again. 
Activists and bloggers alike are keeping the heat on.

First, Credo Mobile (formerly Working Assets) urged its members to write 
to Senators Clinton, Obama and McCain, the three presidential candidates 
who are still in the Senate and who have said they'd oppose immunity.

The results were tremendous: 67,000 emails were sent to the Senators.

Meanwhile Jane Hamsher over at Firedoglake has been urging folks to 
write to former Senator Edwards. Edwards can make telecom immunity a 
debate issue in for the presidential candidates who still have a vote in 
Congress.

And of course the amazing Glenn Greenwald continues pointing out how 
Senator Harry Reid has the power to help stop the immunity train by 
supporting Senator Dodd and the handful of others who are willing to lay 
down on the tracks, but instead seems to be shoveling in more coal.

This is all good news, but we're heading into another crunch time, so 
even if you've already spoken out, please consider doing it again. Let 
Congress know that we're still watching. www.stopthespying.org.

And check back to the www.stopthespying.org in the next couple of days 
for another way to make your voice, and your face, heard.

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