According to multiple reports, top Congressional leaders are considering a secret backroom deal that would bypass the American people and reauthorize Section 702 – an invasive and unconstitutional law that the government has repeatedly used to justify its mass warrantless surveillance of Americans, including protesters, members of Congress, and journalists. Making matters worse, the bill being considered has none of the fundamental civil liberties reforms – like requiring a warrant – that members on both sides of the aisle have vocally supported.
We will not be kept in the dark. We can still fight this dangerous expansion of government surveillance, but we must act quickly before this vote takes place. Let’s flood our representatives' emails NOW to make sure they know we’re watching: Tell Congress to rein in warrantless surveillance and vote no on any bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without fundamental reforms.