D) It’s amazing to read the ACLU’s examples of how many Violently Radicalized, Homegrown Terrorist FBI Investigations there are of innocent, law-abiding Americans. And how few homegrown Administrative concerns there are to target real terrorists for investigations. For example, former FBI agent Mike German emailed ACLU members that since 9-11-01, only ONE terrorist has been caught as the result of National Security Letters (FBI terrorist subpoenas for private phone, medical, Internet and other records). 143,000 NSL’s were issued between 2003-2005 alone----that’s 993 per week----53% of which were for American citizens, born and naturalized alike.

How is it possible that there are communications with Bin Laden, and yet "Bin Laden can't be found" ? Hmmmm.....

So much for the War on Terror and who is being targeted as “terrorists”.

Law professor Stephen Schulhofer writes, in the book “Liberty Under Attack”, that with the Patriot Act subpoena and arrest powers granted unilaterally to the FBI based on no probable cause, the FBI “were merely required to self-certify that they were acting in good faith”.

Couple that with the gag orders accompanying the FBI-issued National Security Letters without a judge’s review, plus the violently radicalized, homegrown terrorist jail sentences of FIVE YEARS just for telling anybody that one received such a subpoena at the momentary whim of the individual FBI agent---and NO WONDER Americans believe that we still have free speech! NO WONDER Americans think that the FBI are really targeting terrorists! With gag orders/jail sentences and zero judicial involvement wrapping the whole package in utmost secrecy, Congress itself doesn’t know the extent of the abuses which are occurring even as we speak!

Even bird watchers are being repeatedly grilled by the agenda-crazed FBI! For this and more scenarios affecting ordinary citizens, look no further than here: http://www.rightsmatter.org/multimedia/

www.aclu.org/safefree/general/20073prs20050718.html This link takes you to the ACLU's statement that they, as an organization, are being spied on (more than a thousand FBI pages about the ACLU), as are other groups such as Greenpeace which has been officially branded a “terrorist“ organization. Not mentioned above is the forgiveness-oriented Quaker anti-war group, American Friends Service Committee. They sent out an email to members stating that they had been called a “terrorist” organization, by the Bush Administration itself.

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/spying/17548prs20050518.html “Since when did feeding the homeless become a terrorist activity?" asked ACLU Associate Legal Director Ann Beeson. "When the FBI and local law enforcement target groups like Food Not Bombs under the guise of fighting terrorism, many Americans who oppose government policies will be discouraged from speaking out and exercising their rights."

www.aclu.org/safefree/resources/18709res20041201.html Examples of California free speech/free association violations on ACLU National's website

www.aclu.org/spyfiles/index_old.html This summarizes the ACLU's attempts (most of them stonewalled) to get information about the spying of the FBI on peaceful activist groups and religious groups. It also lists who they are, what the ACLU has done, evidence they managed to get in spite of stonewalling, etc.

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/16960prs20031123.html News of the classified (FBI) bulletin (about FBI crack-downs on dissent) also comes on the heels of an ACLU lawsuit against the Secret Service for the continuing practice of allowing pro-Bush protesters to remain visible to cameras during presidential appearances, and corralling anti-Bush protesters into pens or designated areas far from the media.

My Dear Congresswomen, I have checked the Congressional voting record: You both voted for the Patriot Act not once, but twice. Don’t tell us, please, that you are surprised and don’t know anything about the violations to our free speech. And this is only the tip of the iceberg, with exponentially many more examples posted to the ACLU’s website. Further, secret FBI abuses were only the expected outcome, based on your vote for the Patriot Act.

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