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ACLU Supporter – Today, the Supreme Court let us down. Again. SCOTUS refused to hear Wikimedia v. NSA, the ACLU lawsuit challenging the NSA's mass surveillance of Americans' online communications with family, friends, and others abroad. By refusing to hear this case, the Court has slammed shut one of the only doors left to hold the government accountable for surveillance abuses first revealed in 2013 by Edward Snowden. But we are not powerless. Congress can still fight back against these egregious violations of our privacy. Instead of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the law used to justify this unconstitutional spying, Congress can let it expire.
To be clear: The U.S. government is engaging in the mass, warrantless surveillance of Americans' international phone calls, text messages, emails, and other digital communications using this law, ACLU Supporter. The government is able to use the information it collects without a warrant to prosecute and imprison people – even for crimes that have nothing to do with national security. And given our nation's history of abusing its surveillance authorities, there is little doubt that Section 702 will be used disproportionately against groups that often face the greatest government scrutiny, including communities of color, immigrants, and political activists. With so much of our lives taking place online, it's more important than ever that we have the freedom to communicate without fear of government surveillance. Tell Congress to vote "no" on reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA now. Thanks for your activism, Patrick Toomey |
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