Subject: Protect America Act

December 6 , 2007

Dear Senators Feinstein and Boxer:

We understand that the Senate will be reconsidering the Protect America Act very shortly. Earlier this year, Congress gave sweeping new surveillance powers to the Executive Branch, including warrantless wiretapping of American citizens with little public debate.

We urgently urge you to repeal this act. It is critical that the Senate pass legislation that reinstates needed checks and balances. This legislation must ensure that government agencies obtain individual warrants before wiretapping the communications of American citizens and not provide retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that have provided government agencies with information on their customer’s records.

Sincerely,

Janet Brennan, President
LWV of the Monterey Peninsula