[Davis Democrats] FW: Your Phone Records: Act Now in a Nationwide Call for Regulation

[John Chendo]

This is an issue that Pat Lenzi, Democrat, will address as Yolo County DA.
Her opponent, a protégé of Dave Henderson,  is not so inclined.
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Subject: Fwd: Your Phone Records: Act Now in a Nationwide Call for
Regulation

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> Subject: Your Phone Records: Act Now in a Nationwide Call for Regulation
> Reply-To: "Anthony D. Romero, ACLU" <Executive_Director at aclu.org>
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> American Civil Liberties Union
> YOUR PHONE RECORDS: ACT NOW IN A NATIONWIDE CALL FOR REGULATION
> http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=amMWHNveSjLsVgvpKMadtA..
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> It's illegal and un-American for your phone company to hand over your phone
> records to the government without a legal order. But it looks like that's just
> what they're doing: violating the privacy and rights of millions of innocent
> Americans in the process. 
> 
> The phone companies have no right to forfeit your privacy.  And just last
> night we learned that the FCC has refused to investigate these illegal
> actions, using the same "state secrets" excuse used by the very phone
> companies it's supposed to hold accountable. 
> 
> Today, the ACLU is launching a nationwide consumer campaign demanding that
> regulators do their jobs and protect our privacy. We need your help.
> 
> Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy:
> http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=JfaIBlbeJJnJ7tOdy6QiBw..
> 
> It's outrageous that the agency created to guard the people's interest is
> burying its head in the sand during what may be the most massive abuse of
> customer privacy in American history.  
> 
> We can't stand idly by while corporations, federal regulators and even our
> elected leaders fail to champion our rights or uphold our basic system of
> checks and balances. The power to right these wrongs ultimately resides in the
> hands of the American people.
> 
> The ACLU is filing formal documents with the Federal Communications Commission
> (FCC) insisting that they fulfill their regulatory obligation and investigate
> this breach of consumer trust. At the same time, ACLU offices across the
> country are filing similar demands with regulatory authorities in dozens of
> states.
> 
> Regulators need to hear that the public demands action. The longer the list of
> names, the more powerful our message.  Federal and state officials must use
> their authority to investigate and fine the phone companies, and your voice
> will make a difference. 
> 
> Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy:
> http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=lZUZ11KDTiWU0vEw9VexRA..
> 
> We must not allow the government and the phone companies to collude in this
> massive illegal attack on our privacy and our trust.   
> 
> And we certainly can't wait for Congress to act, or for the phone companies to
> reverse course. 
> 
> Join us in telling the FCC that we won't take no for an answer-- they must
> investigate.  And don't let the states follow the FCC's wrong-headed example.
> We are simultaneously filing 20 actions across the nation TODAY. 
> 
> Please add your name and your voice.  All you have to do is use our online
> form.  We'll add your name to our demand for FCC action and to local filings
> in applicable states. After you sign on, you can also send an email directly
> to each of the four FCC commissioners letting them know Americans want answers
> and action. 
> 
> Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy:
> http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=ADBMwpIVJo2gaaFO0wwDaA..
> 
> As always, thank you for standing with us. Every voice in this fight is going
> to matter, so please take action today.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Anthony D. Romero
> Executive Director
> ACLU
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> VIEW OUR AD DEMANDING FEDERAL AND LOCAL ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL SPYING
> 
> We are running an ad across the country today, to urge people to join our
> nationwide filings with phone regulators. Add your voice now and tell your
> friends to get involved. 
> 
> Join in the nationwide demand that the FCC and state utility commissions: 
> 
> :: Investigate reports of unlawful sharing of consumers' call records with the
> National Security Agency.
> 
> :: Issue cease-and-desist orders to any phone companies that are found to have
> been engaging in such practices.
> 
> This campaign will do more than insist that our federal and local government
> act to protect our privacy; it will send a message to the phone companies that
> this practice will not be tolerated by their customers. They are already
> scrambling to explain their involvement, so let's keep the pressure on. 
> 
> Take action now: 
> http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=14-d2z-lrcMszIYk7W8YUQ..
> 
> Tell a friend now:
> http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=BjYSOCezQz9-IGvDj25MhA..
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> View our ad here:
> http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=YjOeBJOWxZXRpnzHnqFR8Q..
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