A post submitted by CGI member Sonik_Cat.

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"The clock is ticking . . . Section 702 of the FISA Act – the 'crown jewel' of the Spy State – expires soon, so you and I must spring into action.

But Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is trying to put a 'clean' 18-month renewal of Section 702 into 'must-pass' legislation to avoid an uproar from Americans about our government spying on you and me without a warrant and proper authorization.

Your signed petition insists your U.S. Senators and Representative oppose Senator Cotton’s slick maneuver to slip Section 702 renewal into a must-pass bill and demands they vote 'NO!' on reauthorizing warrantless searches of American citizens.
If you and I can crank up the heat on our U.S. Senators and Representative, we have the opportunity to bring the Deep State’s entire spying scheme to a crashing halt!

STOP THE SURVEILLANCE STATE!
Petition to My U.S. Senators & U.S. Representative
Whereas: Privacy from government spying is a chief cornerstone of our liberties, enshrined in the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution; and

Whereas: No government in the history of mankind – not even the Communist East German Stasi of yesteryear – has ever held the massive spying power our Federal Government holds over law-abiding U.S. citizens today; and

Whereas: Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act is regularly used by the surveillance state to collect massive amounts of private information on American citizens;

Therefore: As your constituent, I insist you vote against any legislation that reauthorizes FISA Section 702 unless it directly ensures Americans’ rights are protected, and a warrant is required as the Constitution demands."

https://www.chooseliberty.org/stop-the-spy-state-scheme/?source_code=c206083280