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There has never been a more urgent need to preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security.


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ACLU Letter in Support of Army Field Manual Provision (11/09/2007)

Testimony of Amrit Singh Before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (11/08/2007)
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Oversight Hearing on Torture and the Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment of Detainees: the Effectiveness and Consequences of American Civil Liberties "Enhanced" Interrogation.

ACLU Analysis of Telecom Immunity Provision in S. 2248, the Rockefeller/Administration FISA Bill (11/06/2007)

ACLU Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership Regarding Mukasey and Torture (11/02/2007)

One Pager On S. 2248, The Rockefeller/Bush Administration FISA Bill (11/02/2007)

ACLU Section By Section Analysis of S. 2248, Rockefeller / Bush Administration FISA bill (11/02/2007)

ACLU Coalition Letter Urging No Funding for Real ID in Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (11/01/2007)

Statement of Brandon Mayfield to Congress Urging Against Changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (11/01/2007)

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