Time To Win The Fight Against Telecom Immunity Again, Please Speak Out Now

Before the holiday break, in defiance of the perverse decision by
Harry Reid to bring forward the version of the FISA bill with telecom
immunity, and thanks to your voices and leadership of Senator Dodd,
this was beaten back by filibuster.

We need to keep beating them back by continuing to speak out on this.

No Telecom Immunity Action Page:
http://usalone.com/laesch/pnum778.php (anyone can use this link)

Facebook Version:
http://apps.facebook.com/fb_voices/action.php?qnum=pnum778 (to use
this you must be a member of Facebook and logged in)

And we have a new incipient national leader on this, John Laesch, who
is running for the old Dennis Hastert seat (IL-14) in a special
primary election coming up in just 3 weeks on March 5th. Please
submit the action page sponsored by John above, and please also
consider making a donation to encourage him to keep standing strong
on the issues you care about.

John Laesch Donations: http://www.usalone.com/donations_laesch.php

As the Democratic nominee in 2006, John Laesch pulled 40 percent
against the powerful incumbent Hastert in the general election, and
John is in the running again. With numbers like that, and especially
given the shift in public sentiment in the last two years, this is a
very winnable race.

Here is John's message to you on the importance of defeating blanket
telecom immunity:

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President Bush and the National Security Agency enlisted the help of
telecommunications companies to spy on American citizens without the
FISA required warrants. Now Bush wants Congress to give the telecom
companies permanent immunity from prosecution. I ask you to fight
Telecom Immunity Telecom immunity means that corporations who worked
with the government to illegally spy on our citizens would never have
to answer for their actions.

This bill exemplifies how wealthy corporations have more rights than
U.S. citizens. Large telecommunications companies spied on Americans,
violating the 4th Amendment, the right to privacy, and now Congress
and the president wants to give them a get out of jail free card. We
need to protect the Constitution of the United States. Please join me
in calling our U.S. Representatives.

They would avoid all prosecution and never be held accountable for
their unconstitutional acts. I am appalled by this dangerous possible
precedent that threatens our rights.

In August 2007, Congress betrayed the people and voted to give the
telecom companies temporary immunity for their complicity until
February 2008.

In December 2007, a bill to make this temporary immunity permanent
came to the floor of the Senate. Due to the organized efforts of
activists like you, a group of Senators led by Senator Chris Dodd
managed to postpone a vote the FISA bill.

The Senate is back in full session on January 15th and we expect a
vote on the bill soon...

In December your voice made the difference, and gave your Senators
the most important support there is, the will of the people.

Now your support will give your Senators the courage and will to join
Senator Dodd.

In December Senator Dodd told the Senate: "But here in this chamber,
a minority-even an impassioned minority of one-has the right to stand
against all the combined weight and machinery of government and
plead: Stop!"

We can turn that minority into a majority.

Let your Senators know that the people will not support lawmakers who
give immunity to those who violate our rights.

I ask you to call, write or e-mail your Senators today and tell them
that we the people say no to Telecom Immunity.

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Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed
to be ours, and forward this alert as widely as possible.