May 7, 2014

United States House of Representatives

Washington, DC 201
Dear Representative,
!n "eha#f of near#y three $uarters of a %i##ion Ca%paign for &i"erty grassroots a'tivists a'ross
the 'ountry, ( strong#y urge you to oppose the Manager)s *%end%ent to the US* +R,,D!M
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!ur reading of the Manager)s *%end%ent #eads us to "e#ieve that 0hat 0ou#d have "een a good
first step to0ard reining in the 1S*)s do%esti' survei##an'e progra%s 0i## "e effe'tive#y
neutered "y the adoption of this a%end%ent- 2he US* +R,,D!M *'t 0as so#d as a restoration
of the 'onstitutiona# prote'tions stripped fro% *%eri'ans "y the so3'a##ed 45atriot6 *'t, and no0
it 0i## "e used to %ute the voi'es 'a##ing for serious survei##an'e refor% 0hi#e a##o0ing %e%"ers
of Congress to te## their 'onstituents they 4did so%ething-6
()% "e'o%ing ever %ore 'onvin'ed that rea# refor% of the survei##an'e state 0i## on#y o''ur 0ith
fu## repea# of the 45atriot6 *'t and the 2007 +(S* *%end%ents *'t- 2he 1S*)s e8'esses and
a"uses 0i## on#y "e perpetuated "y tin9ering around the edges, 0hi'h is e8a't#y 0hat this
Manager)s *%end%ent 0i## do- 2en years fro% no0, %any of the sa%e peop#e thro0ing up their
hands in dis"e#ief at the govern%ent "road#y reinterpreting provisions of the 45atriot6 *'t 0i##
si%i#ar#y e8press dis"e#ief at the govern%ent e8p#oiting #oopho#es in the US* +R,,D!M *'t-
*doption of the Manager)s *%end%ent at today)s :udi'iary Co%%ittee %ar9up 0i## en'ourage
#eadership to further 0ater do0n any re%aining $ua#ities sti## ad%ira"#e in the #egis#ation-
2herefore, on "eha#f of Ca%paign for &i"erty)s grassroots a'tivists, ( strong#y urge you to vote
against the Manager)s *%end%ent to the US* +R,,D!M *'t, H-R- ../1-

(n &i"erty,

:ohn 2ate
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