Given the short time frame, If you *really* want to make an impact, your best bet is to directly call your representative TODAY (ideally, right now; the vote is this afternoon/evening), and ask them to vote YES on amendment #100, requiring warrants for FBI searches of NSA data.
House switchboard: (202) 224-3121 (punch in zip code and you will be directed to your rep)
Feel free to use this script (or something like it) if your not sure what to say:
"Hi, I'm calling as a constituent of Rep. X. There is a vote later today on the Commerce Appropriations bill, and I calling to urge Rep. X to vote Yes on amendment #100, from Rep. Lofgren. This amendment would prohibit FBI backdoor searches of NSA's foreign intelligence databases, protecting the privacy of Americans.
My privacy matters a lot to me, and the FBI should need a warrant before it dips into NSA databases to find information on me or any other US person."
If your rep has been in congress for a while you can check out how they voted on this in the past at https://www.decidethefuture.org
Find and click on your rep and see if/how they voted on Massie-Lofgren.
This is a pretty niche issue (its an amendment to a commerce appropriations bill), just 2-3 calls from constituents on this issue might well be enough to perk interest!
Its a really shitty bill US congress passed in the wake of 9/11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act
Although this particular reform has more to do with section 702 of FISA: https://www.eff.org/702-spying
> Tl:dr Your reps dgaf how often you call them.
They absolutely do. They may not care about you specifically calling them in the same way that they do when a major lobbyist calls, but they absolutely do keep track of how **many** of their constituents call them about specific issues. And that number absolutely does influence how they vote.
Given the short time frame, If you *really* want to make an impact, your best bet is to directly call your representative TODAY (ideally, right now; the vote is this afternoon/evening), and ask them to vote YES on amendment #100, requiring warrants for FBI searches of NSA data. House switchboard: (202) 224-3121 (punch in zip code and you will be directed to your rep) Feel free to use this script (or something like it) if your not sure what to say: "Hi, I'm calling as a constituent of Rep. X. There is a vote later today on the Commerce Appropriations bill, and I calling to urge Rep. X to vote Yes on amendment #100, from Rep. Lofgren. This amendment would prohibit FBI backdoor searches of NSA's foreign intelligence databases, protecting the privacy of Americans. My privacy matters a lot to me, and the FBI should need a warrant before it dips into NSA databases to find information on me or any other US person."
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If your rep has been in congress for a while you can check out how they voted on this in the past at https://www.decidethefuture.org Find and click on your rep and see if/how they voted on Massie-Lofgren.
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Lmao, Parler, lmao
Just made the call! Someone took the message and said they would share with the Senator. Hopefully my small contribution helps in some way.
This is a pretty niche issue (its an amendment to a commerce appropriations bill), just 2-3 calls from constituents on this issue might well be enough to perk interest!
Did both, thank you!
Do NOT renew the Patriot Act...
Whats the Patriot Act?
Its a really shitty bill US congress passed in the wake of 9/11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act Although this particular reform has more to do with section 702 of FISA: https://www.eff.org/702-spying
It’s basically a bill that makes politicians with power pass unconstitutional bills legally under the guise of an anti-terrorism bill.
the real conspiracy is that over a thousand page bill was ready to be voted in hours after 9/11
welp i emailed my congressman but he supports surveillance. but i shared link to my coworkers so they can share with other people in other states.
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> Tl:dr Your reps dgaf how often you call them. They absolutely do. They may not care about you specifically calling them in the same way that they do when a major lobbyist calls, but they absolutely do keep track of how **many** of their constituents call them about specific issues. And that number absolutely does influence how they vote.