<p><blockquote type="cite">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Emily Sheketoff" <<a href="mailto:esheketoff@alawash.org">esheketoff@alawash.org</a>><br>Date: May 24, 2011 2:11 PM<br>Subject: [alacoun] Patriot Act<br>
To: "ALA Council" <<a href="mailto:alacoun@ala.org">alacoun@ala.org</a>><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Washington Office
blog, District Dispatch, put this out this afternoon</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt">Advocacy urgently needed as PATRIOT Act
reauthorization bill moves toward final vote in Senate</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday,
the Senate held a <a href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00075%3e" target="_blank">procedural vote</a> (referred to as a cloture vote) on the
PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 (S. 1038). The measure passed by a vote
of 74-8, which ended the debate on the bill to allow for a final vote before
three provisions sunset on Friday, May 27.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These
three sections include business records (aka “library records”), roving wire
taps, and lone wolf.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some
senators have introduced amendments before the final vote. The ALA has endorsed
an <a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2011/05/2011/05/ala-arl-express-support-for-paul-amendment-to-the-patriot-sunsets-extension-act/" target="_blank">amendment
introduced by Sen. Rand Paul (KY)</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However,
it is uncertain at this point whether amendments will be considered. The ALA urges
advocates to contact their senators and ask them to oppose S.1038, if
unamended.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please
go to the <a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/issues/alert/?alertid=47962501" target="_blank">ALA’s Legislative Action Center</a> to find messaging and
contact information for your senator.</p>
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