 Dear Erick, Election Day is right around the corner, but the buzz in Washington, D.C. isn't all about the possible winners and losers - it's about something else entirely. It's about all the dirty deals that will be cut to take more of your liberties during the lame-duck session of Congress. Representatives, Senators, and their staffers are anxious to put the 112th Congress to rest, so I'm afraid what few principles they actually have could fly out the window. Not only that, but with the American people likely to "tune out" after Tuesday, November 6, the statists know the lame-duck session of Congress could be their best chance to ram through scheme after Big Government scheme. The first item I'm hearing most about right now is renewal of the FISA Amendments Act, which has been used to supposedly justify spying on Americans in the name of fighting a war on terror. Warrantless searches, roving wiretaps, even forcing libraries and Internet providers to spy on you - these are all up in the air with the FISA Amendments Act's expiration in December. Second, we'll likely face a MASSIVE new scheme to seize control of the Internet. Thanks to your help this past year, House and Senate statists failed to ram through their crown jewel in the national security police state - so-called "cybersecurity" legislation. But Big Government forces would love nothing more than to force Internet providers to fully cooperate with a federal government all too eager to spy on American citizens. Sadly, we might not be able to successfully defend liberty during the lame duck if I can't count on the support of good folks like you. In fact, I'm afraid we could see many additional threats from politicians anxious to cut deals and get home for the holidays - and thinking grassroots activists like you aren't paying attention. Worse, we only have ONE WEEK after Election Day to mobilize before the lame-duck session convenes on November 13. Erick, I'm going to send you more updates about this in the coming days as information becomes clearer. If you could chip in with a contribution of just $25 or $10 to help us mobilize as many Americans as possible for these upcoming fights, it would be greatly appreciated. Please know I'm going to be counting on your action! In Liberty,  John Tate President P.S. The statists are scheming in preparation for the lame-duck Congress. In fact, I'm hearing dirty deals are already being worked on to seize even more of our freedom when fewer Americans are likely to be paying attention to politics. I'll send more updates in the coming days about what to expect in the lame duck. But if you can, please chip in just $10 or $25 to help C4L mobilize as many Americans as possible to combat the statists' threats during the lame-duck session of Congress. |
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