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<h1 class="entry-title">Ask your senators to support privacy amendments in
cybersecurity bill</h1>
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<a title="1:09 pm" href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/07/ask-your-senators-to-support-privacy-amendments-in-cybersecurity-bill/" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">July 29, 2012</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" title="View all posts by TWegner" href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/author/twegner/" rel="author">TWegner</a></span> </span><span class="comments-link"><span class="meta-sep">|</span> </span></div>
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<p>This week the Senate is considering major cybersecurity legislation, <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas">S. 3414</a>, that could let the
government collect your sensitive and personal internet records. The bill is in
flux and subject to change during floor debate with “good” and “bad” amendments.
Your calls can make the difference. It is imperative that you call your senators
now.</p>
<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Call Now</strong></p>
<p>Use the boxes below to be directly connected to your U.S. Senators. Once you
enter your information you will receive a call with recorded talking points.
After listening to that brief message, you will be connected to the DC office of
one of your senators.<br><input name="mconnect" value="18271" type="hidden"></p>
<form method="post" action="https://secure.mcommons.com/profiles/join"><label>Zip
Code:<br><input name="person[postal_code]" type="text"></label>
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<p><label>Mobile Phone Number:</label><br><input name="person[phone]" type="text"><br><input value="Call Me!" type="submit"></p><input name="bb2_screener_" value="1343624993 120.43.13.213" type="hidden"></form>
<p><strong>SCRIPT TO USE WHEN MAKING CALLS</strong>: My name is (your name) and
I am a constituent. I am calling about S. 3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.
As my Senator, I am asking you to:</p>
<p>1. <strong> Vote YES</strong> on privacy amendments like the
Franken-Paul amendment so that companies do not have the overbroad authority to
monitor and even block our private communications, and,</p>
<p>2. <strong>Vote NO</strong> on anti-privacy amendments like the McCain
and Huchison amendments that would allow the NSA and military to directly
collect and use Americans’ personal internet information.</p>
<p>Again, Vote YES on Franken-Paul and NO on antiprivacy amendments. Thank you!</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://networkedblogs.com/ApfwP?a=share">http://networkedblogs.com/ApfwP?a=share</a></p><p> </p><p><br clear="all"><br>
-- <br></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">Diedre Conkling</span></em><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lincoln County Library District</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">P.O. Box 2027</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Newport, OR 97365</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Work email</span></em></span></i><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal">: </span></em><a href="mailto:diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org</font></span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Home email: </span></em></span></i><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><em><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">diedre08@gmail.com</span></em></a></div>
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