Congress is expected to take up whether or not to renew the undemocratic and invasive government surveillance program authorized by Section 215 of the Patriot Act. And your House Representative will be a crucial vote.
Tell your House Rep to shut down Section 215 and let it expire for good.
Section 215 is a part of the PATRIOT Act that allows the government to collect an unprecedented amount of our private information. A simple search request can result in millions of our phone calls, emails, text messages, online purchases, medical and financial records.
If you’re ever seen a spy-action thriller that mentions “two hops,” that’s Section 215.
Demand Progress has been lobbying and pressuring Congress to shut down Section 215 for years, and we’ve made incredible progress. But your House Representative is still an important vote we need to protect your privacy.
That’s why it’s so important they hear from you directly. Tell your member of Congress to shut down Section 215 and let it expire for good.
When it comes to government surveillance, we’re not being surveilled equally. Time and time again, racial and religious minorities, like Black political activists and Muslim Americans, face the brunt of our government’s peeping eye – even, and often, when there’s no suspicion of a crime.
In the coming weeks and months, your House Representative will be a crucial vote. They could vote up and allow massive, intrusive government surveillance to continue unchecked, or they could vote down and finally end this unbelievable invasion of our privacy.
Tell your House Rep to shut down Section 215 and let it expire for good.