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Protect Civil Liberties: Support Oversight&Privacy Reforms for Fusion Centers

To: Sen. Peters, Rep. Bergman, Sen. Slotkin

From: A constituent in Beulah, MI

May 18

I am writing as your constituent to demand immediate legislative action to establish strict, independent oversight and transparent data privacy audits for all government-funded fusion centers. While originally established for national security, these information-sharing hubs now operate in a critical legal gray area with minimal public accountability. The expansion into "all-hazards" monitoring, combined with the unrestricted purchase of mass digital surveillance data from commercial brokers, creates an unacceptable risk of overreach, political misuse, and the unlawful targeting of private citizens and peaceful community activists. To protect our constitutional rights and prevent the abuse of public resources, I urge you to sponsor and support legislation that enforces three critical pillars of accountability: 1 Grant independent civilian oversight boards and legislative committees full subpoena power to audit what databases these centers access. 2 Implement mandatory data-purging laws requiring the immediate destruction of information gathered on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. 3 Close the commercial data loophole by banning state and federal agencies from purchasing bulk private data grids on residents without a judicial warrant. True public safety cannot exist without strict checks and balances. I request a formal response detailing the steps you are taking to ensure transparency, protect civil liberties, and implement rigorous oversight on domestic data aggregation.

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