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A weak bill that does little or nothing to properly stymie the torrent of civil liberties intrusions. Much stronger legislation is needed. At least Rand Paul's efforts produced a symbolic if temporary rebuke of Patriot Act powers.


> Much stronger legislation is needed.

Make sure you let your legislators know this via a phone call or written (not email) comunication. Might not change things overnight, but it's pretty easy to do.


I went in person to my local reps office. demandprogress.org had a letter I could print to provide [I didn't use their letter; I provided my own]


Some would argue it won't make much of a difference what the public thinks:

http://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fil...


If you don't do anything, it will certainly not make a difference.




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