Well, here we are.

May 26, 2011

Down to the wire.  I am as guilty, or guiltier, than anyone reading this.  Yes, I have been active on some issues.  Yes, others have fallen through the cracks.  When the final vote is taken, if it is not over as I write this, it will in part be my fault.  If there is still time,   CALL! WRITE! E-MAIL!  I will be doing so later tonight.

We had three months.  It is virtually gone.  Support Russ FEiongold for senator or governor, should there be a recall election, support Al Franken on virtually everything he does, and even thank Rand Paul for being a holdout on this.  There are some things that Libertarians have absolutely right.

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Bring JUSTICE to the PATRIOT Act: 5 ways to help on Twitter

September 27, 2009

The JUSTICE Act would reform the PATRIOT  by limiting the use of sneak-and-peak warrants and National Security Letters, and hold telecom companies accountable for past abuses.  If you’re on Twitter, here’s how you can help.

This week, we’re going to be to be doing activism on Twitter, Facebook, and the blogosphere to pressure Senate Judiciary Committee members to adopt the JUSTICE Act’s strong reforms during their markup session on Thursday.  We’ve got a blogger call Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern.  For now, we’re laying the groundwork.  Please join us!

Here’s how:

  1. Follow @justiceact, watch for updates, and retweet
  2. Thank Senators Russ Feingold and Tom Udall for sponsoring the JUSTICE Act using the act.ly petition at  http://act.ly/kn or by retweeting

    3. @RussFeingold and @SenatorTomUdall: thanks for introducing the JUSTICE Act http://act.ly/kn

  3. When you see articles and videos about the PATRIOT Act reauthorization, tweet them using the hashtag
  4. Follow the #patriotact hashtag, and retweet early and often
  5. Let people know about this post!

    6. Bring JUSTICE to the PATRIOT Act: 5 ways to help on Twitter (via @JusticeAct) http://is.gd/3ITyE

Our next step will be to put pressure on some specific Senators … please let us know who you think we should target.  Stay tuned for more!

jon

PS: If you’re also on Facebook, please share this link — and join the PASS the JUSTICE Act group!

About Get FISA Right

For those of you who don’t remember the “Senator Obama, Please Get FISA Right” MyBo group, it started by growing organically, and then a group of volunteers worked to help it go viral in 2008 — and bloggers were instrumental in that effort.

Once the MyBo group had a huge following, we used a wiki/collaborative process to create an open letter to Obama. Thanks to a huge amount of blog coverage, and ultimately spillover MSM coverage, Obama responded to the group.

Although we lost the legislative battle, and Obama’s response left much to be desired, the group certainly got Obama’s attention and successfully opened up a direct line of communication with him. Now, with PATRIOT ACT reform coming up, many of us are back.

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