05/1: Hearing Held on Dangerous Spying Bill. > Contact your Member of Congress > Post our update button on your web page or blog. The president has violated the law and the Fourth Amendment by allowing the National Security Agency to spy on the communications of millions of ordinary Americans. Over five years since this domestic wiretapping program first began, the Bush Administration is still fighting meaningful oversight at every turn. Meanwhile, more privacy invasions continue to come to light -- for instance, the FBI has blatantly abused a key PATRIOT Act power and violated the law to spy on Americans, according to a report recently released by the Justice Department's Inspector General. It's time for Congress to do its job and help restore the checks and balances that define our democracy. Use the form below and tell your representatives to conduct immediate and thorough investigations into the government's illegal spying: StopIllegalSpying.org is created in cooperation with the following organizations:

Subject: As a constituent who cares deeply about respect for the rule of law, our nation's tradition of checks and balances, and the Fourth Amendment, I urge you to stop the National Security Agency's (NSA) warrantless domestic spying as well as other abuses of surveillance powers and undo the damage of the Administration's FISA "modernization" power grab. Congress must uphold its Constitutional duty as a check on the Executive's power and put an end to such unprecedented violations of Americans' rights. If anyone involved in the NSA spying program has broken the law, he or she should be held accountable. Hearings should be held to investigate the extent to which the law been broken and how to prevent such illegal activity now and in the future. The inquiry must also uncover the program's operational details, including whom it targets and the information it collects. Such vigorous oversight is long overdue. It has now been over a year since the press first reported on this clear violation of the Fourth Amendment and the legal safeguards set up by Congress. Yet Congress has so far failed to thoroughly investigate the details of this still-shadowy program. Meanwhile, more privacy invasions have continued to come to light and must also be the subject of Congressional scrutiny. For instance, the FBI has blatantly misused National Security Letters under PATRIOT Act and violated the law to spy on Americans' telephone, Internet, and other personal records, as documented in a report recently released by the Justice Department's Inspector General. Congress should also eschew any expansions of surveillance power. It is highly irresponsible for Congress to legislate in the dark, before the past and present abuse of surveillance powers has been thoroughly investigated. It's time for Congress to do its job and help restore the checks and balances that define our democracy. Please support investigations regarding the secret NSA surveillance program and help stop warrantless surveillance of ordinary Americans. Your signature will be added from the information you provide.		In order for this message to be successfully delivered to the appropriate target(s), all fields are required.           Title    Select Title Mr. Ms. Mrs. Dr. Rabbi Fr. Rev. Hon. Br. Sr. First Name * Last Name * Email * Street * Street 2 City * State/Region Select One... Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland New Brunswick Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory Other * Zip/Postal Code    * Optional Member Code  Send me StopIllegalSpying.org email updates Your personal information will only be used to send your letters to Congress and, if you opt in, provide updates about StopIllegalSpying.org action alerts and related news.