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by jdp23 4728 days ago
The July 4th demonstrations seek to demand an end to the unconstitutional surveillance methods employed by the U.S. government and to ensure that all future government surveillance is constitutional, limited, and clearly defined.

More spefically, three points are called out in Restore the Fourth's press release, on StopWatching.us's site, and in an open letter that 80+ groups including EFF, BORDC, etc. signed on to:

1. Enact reform this Congress to Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, the state secrets privilege, and the FISA Amendments Act to make clear that blanket surveillance of the Internet activity and phone records of any person residing in the U.S. is prohibited by law and that violations can be reviewed in adversarial proceedings before a public court;

2. Create a special committee to investigate, report, and reveal to the public the extent of this domestic spying. This committee should create specific recommendations for legaland regulatory reform to end unconstitutional surveillance;

3. Hold accountable those public officials who are found to be responsible for this unconstitutional surveillance.
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3327 4728 days ago
Great points and clear explanation.

We (I) are not against the NSA spying as some people think. Thats their job and we need it because everyone spies. Espionage is a way of life for every country.

1. The constitution cannot be violated 2. Accountability

And to make myself clear, I don't like guns or ever used them but If need be I would also stand for the second amendment. I would stand for every amendment in the constitution for that matter.

If leaders think they can bend the rules here and there than we are no longer a nation that stands on the shoulders of giants that sacrificed their lives so YOU and I could stand here say what we want, do what we want. Remember all these people lived and they died forming this country from ashes:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

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