[Libs-Or] Fwd: [ALA-WO:221] PATRIOT Act Update

[Diedre Conkling]

Below is the latest message about the PATRIOT Act.  Thank you everyone for calling in the other day.  I know a lot of you did.  

If you haven't ever called I know that it is a bit scary.  I heard that on the 25th they had so many calls that they were basically taking names and checking off what your position was later in the day and that was it.  No time for more discussion of the issues.  And a pretty easy thing to do.  Usually you just get time for saying a bit on one point.

If you call after 5:00 p.m. Pacific time you will get an answering machine and your opinion will get tallied without you even having to directly talk with anyone.  And, if you use a cell phone you probably won't even have to pay for the call.


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Diedre Conkling
     
  Lincoln County Library District
  P.O. Box 2027, Newport, OR  97365
  Phone & Fax:  541-265-3066
  http://lcld.library-blogs.net/
  Work:  diedre at beachbooks.org
  Home:  diedrec at charter.net
   

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Subject: [ALA-WO:221] PATRIOT Act Update
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:03:34 -0500
From: "ALAWASH E-MAIL" <ALAWASH at alawash.org>
To: ALA Washington Office Newsline <ala-wo at ala.org>

ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 15, Number 11 
Date February 2, 2006
 
In This Issue: PATRIOT Act Update
 
On Wednesday, February 1, the House passed a five-week extension of the
16 expiring PATRIOT Act provisions. The Senate is expected to approve
the extension today or tomorrow. The new reauthorization deadline will
be Friday, March 10. According to an Associated Press story, Senator
Larry Craig (R-ID) has been negotiating with the White House for changes
he believes are needed. Meanwhile, Bush administration supporters have a
new TV ad that was shown during the Fox program, 24, which paints the
senators working for civil liberties protections as weakening the
PATRIOT Act. Watch the 32-second ad here:
<http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/01/pro_patriot_act
.html >

What you can do: Thank you to everyone who participated in National
PATRIOT Act Call-in Day. The next few weeks are critical, so we urge you
to continue calling and writing your congressional representatives,
joining others in in-district meetings with legislators, and educating
and reaching out to people in your communities. Find contact numbers and
suggested talking points here on ALA's legislative action center at:
<http://capwiz.com/ala/home/ <http://capwiz.com/ala/home/>   >
 
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