I am a constituent and urge you to sunset Section 215 of the Patriot Act this year. Section 215 has been used to spy on essentially all Americans. It represents an extraordinary abuse of our civil liberties, and is a threat to our democracy.
Section 215 allows the government to collect an unprecedented amount of our personal information, without ever needing a warrant or suspicion of a crime. It's been both controversial and shrouded in secrecy since it was first passed after September 11th, 2001. The program has been completely ineffective at preventing terrorist attacks. It is constantly in violation of court rulings and privacy laws. And we're not being surveilled equally, with Black, Brown, and Muslim people getting unfairly targeted.
Nearly 20 years later it's clear that Section 215 isn't needed. It's damaging our rights and freedoms. Shut it down!
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