Print Ad: Why Did We Bother Debating the Patriot Act?
Document Date:
January 5, 2006
As President George W. Bush continued to push for Patriot Act renewal, the ACLU ran a full-page advertisement in the New York Times criticizing the president for authorizing the National Security Agency to engage in illegal surveillance of Americans. The ad, which is the third in a series, quotes the president's statement that the Patriot Act has clear safeguards to ensure that law enforcement officers need court approval to place a wiretap. The ACLU says such statements contradict President Bush's approval of warrantless spying on American citizens. See this ad >> ACLU Ads: No President Is Above the Law >>