Dear
Constantin,
"No sir, it does not. Not
wittingly."
Those were the words National Intelligence
Director James Clapper spoke before Congress on April 18, 2013 when asked
if the NSA collected any data at all on American citizens.
Today,
you and I know that statement was nothing more than a lie The NSA is
collecting literally BILLIONS of phone records on American citizens every
day.
Today, our Fourth Amendment – which protects Americans from
government search and seizure unless there is probable cause of a crime –
is under assault like never before. I’m doing everything I can to protect
it.
I’m asking you to please
sign the Fourth Amendment Protection Act petition I’ve made
up for you IMMEDIATELY.
And if you can, I must ask
for your generous support as well.
Every dollar you
give will help me mobilize more Americans to stop this spying
scheme.
You see,
just like the "false and misleading" statements Obama’s IRS made before
Congress about targeting Tea Party and conservative organizations for
harassment, Clapper lied to conceal flatly wrong and unconstitutional
behavior.
I know they tell us Big Brother lies and spies for our
own good.
And if we’re "not doing anything wrong, we don’t have
anything to worry about."
I wish it were that simple.
But
looking at this administration’s track record, starting a Tea Party
organization is "wrong" and singles you out for harassment.
We’ve
already seen the outright smearing of law-abiding gun owners and the
derision of those who "cling" to their guns and religion.
We see
the Obama administration covering up Benghazi, then tapping Susan Rice –
who helped mislead the American people in the wake of that outrage – for a
promotion.
Our Constitution was crafted because they understood our
liberties would be under constant assault.
Today, our nation is $17
TRILLION in debt. Government officials tell us what size sodas we can buy
and what kind of light bulbs we can put in our homes.
We’re
supposed to "trust" them with the broad power to track, trace and register
all law-abiding American citizens’ communications – likely including not
just phone records, but texts, credit card purchases, Internet activity,
and emails?
This country fought a revolution over issues like
generalized warrants, where soldiers would go from house to house,
searching anything they liked.
Our lives are now so digitized that
the government going from computer to computer or phone to phone is the
modern equivalent of the same type of tyranny that our Founders rebelled
against.
This madness has to be stop.
Since news broke about
the NSA’s wiretapping scandal, the Big Government establishment in BOTH
parties have doubled-down, desperate to shift blame to anyone but
themselves.
But the American people’s outrage hasn’t
subsided.
It’s time to turn that outrage into action.
I’ve
introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act to stop the kind of mass
data collection of American citizens that the NSA is conducting right
now.
Now I’m counting on you
to send the message to my colleagues you’re insisting on its
passage.
Constantin, it won’t be easy.
I expect some of my
colleagues to fight you and me every step of the way.
But this is
not a fight you and I can ignore.
So won’t you please sign
your Fourth Amendment Protection Act petition?
And, if
you can, please agree to a generous
contribution of $250, $100, $50, $35 – or whatever you can afford –
TODAY.
As I mentioned, every dollar you give will help
me mobilize more Americans to stop this outrageous assault on our
liberties.
I’m prepared to use email, mail, web ads, social media –
and even hard-hitting TV ads combined with a full-scale media campaign if
I can raise the resources.
But I can’t put any of this into action
without your
generous financial support.
I truly believe this is a
defining moment for our country.
Are our elected officials above
the law?
Will we simply acquiesce and "look the other way" as the
big government politicians run roughshod over our Constitution?
Or
will we stand up and fight for our liberties?
If you’re prepared to
stand with me, please sign
your Fourth Amendment Protection Act petition right away and agree to your
most generous contribution of $250, $100, $50, $35 – or whatever you can
afford – TODAY!
In liberty,
Senator
Rand Paul
P.S. Our Fourth Amendment – which protects Americans from
government search and seizure unless there is probable cause of a crime –
is under assault like never before.
I’ve introduced the Fourth
Amendment Protection Act to stop the kind of mass data collection of
American citizens the NSA is conducting right now.
But politicians
in BOTH parties will do whatever they can to defeat my bill.
So
won’t you please sign
your Fourth Amendment Protection Petition
IMMEDIATELY?
And if you can, please agree to a generous
contribution of $250, $100, $50, $35 or whatever you can
afford to help me mobilize American citizens to stop this
spying scheme!
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