This week. Tuesday, June 7, 2005, the Senate Intelligence Committee will be voting behind closed doors on a bill to expand the Patriot Act?s secret search powers. No matter the outcome in that Committee, your outreach in the coming weeks will be absolutely essential. Together, we can stop expansion, add new sunsets, and reform the Patriot Act.

There are significant flaws in the Patriot Act, flaws that threaten your fundamental freedoms by giving the government the power to access to your medical records, tax records, information about the books you buy or borrow without probable cause, and the power to break into your home and conduct secret searches without telling you for weeks, months, or indefinitely.

Some of these flawed provisions are set to expire at the end of the year. But President Bush wants to make them permanent, and the House and Senate have been holding hearings in preparation for votes that are expected this June and July.

The Patriot Act doesn?t have to be a fact of life. We have an opportunity to stop Congress from expanding government surveillance and removing proper checks and balances.

Take action today at: http://action.aclu.org/patriotactsunsets

Go to our website blog at www.aclu-nm-blog.org for New Mexico specific Patriot Act fact sheets.

Together we can make a difference and help keep America safe and free.

Residents of New Mexico are represented in Congress by 2 Senators and 3 Representatives.

Member Name
DC Phone
DC FAX
Email

Senator Pete V. Domenici (R- NM)
202-224-6621
202-228-0900
http://domenici.senate.gov/resources/contactform.cfm

Senator Jeff Bingaman (D- NM)
202-224-5521
202-224-2852
senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov

Representative Heather A. Wilson (R – 01)
202-225-6316
202-225-4975
http://wilson.house.gov/Contact.asp

Representative Steve Pearce (R – 02)
202-225-2365
202-225-9599
http://www.house.gov/pearce/contact.shtml

Representative Thomas Udall (D – 03)
202-225-6190
202-226-1331
http://www.tomudall.house.gov/feedback.cfm?campaign=Udall&type=Helping%20You