Date: Tue, 23  Sep  2003 15:47:21 -0400
From: "The American Civil Liberties Union" <belmonte@MIT.EDU>
To: "The American Civil Liberties Union" <belmonte@MIT.EDU>
Subject: repeal USA PATRIOT Act provisions

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Matthew Belmonte
[address]


September 23, 2003

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 [recipient name was inserted here],

I urge you to support fixes to the PATRIOT Act and 
other government actions that threaten civil liberties.

Twenty-three months ago, you made the mistake of voting for the USA 
PATRIOT Act, a law that permits government to collect information about 
the books that I read, the products that I purchase, and the details of my 
personal finances.  With only the most minimal judicial review, government 
agents can now obtain many types of my personal records -- educational, 
medical, financial, sales, library and others -- even if they have no 
probable cause to believe that I've been involved in any crime.

I urge you now to support any effort to help ameliorate the provisions of 
the USA PATRIOT Act, such as the use of 'sneak and peek' warrants and 
secret searches of library records, as part of the annual appropriations 
process.  A significant PATRIOT Act fix has already passed in the House – 
it is now the Senate’s turn to take action.

Again, I urge you to support reversals of provisions in the PATRIOT Act 
that threaten civil liberties.  I and the other 1200 people who rallied 
against the PATRIOT Act outside Faneuil Hall two weeks ago are not going 
away, and we call upon you to represent us.

Sincerely,


Matthew Belmonte