Support Senator Feingold's call for censure

Yesterday, Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) announced that he plans to introduce a resolution this week calling for President Bush to be censured for his domestic wiretapping program.

" 'It's an unusual step,' he said. 'It's a big step, but what the president did by consciously and intentionally violating the Constitution and laws of this country with this illegal wiretapping has to be answered. There can be debate about whether the law should be changed. There can be debate about how best to fight terrorism. We all believe that there should be wiretapping in appropriate cases -- but the idea that the president can just make up a law, in violation of his oath of office, has to be answered.' " [CNN]

The Portgate victory shows not only that the American people have realized that they cannot trust the Bush administration, but also that Congress is listening to them. Please consider contacting your Senators and Congressional Representatives and telling them how you feel about warrantless wiretapping and electronic surveillance of American citizens.

Email addresses:

Senate contact page [Senate.gov]
House of Representatives contact page [House.gov]

Articles/Interviews:

"Wiretaps said to sift all overseas contacts" [Boston Globe]
"US plans massive data sweep" [Christian Science Monitor]
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) on NSA spying [Think Progress]
"On NSA Spying: A Letter to Congress" (from Con Law scholars) [NY Review of Books]

Resources:

Electronic Privacy Information Center [EPIC.org]
American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU.org]
National Security Archive [nsarchive.org]