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| Press Releases | ACLU of Maryland Lauds Senator Cardin for Leadership on Domestic Spying Legislative Battle
MEDIA RELEASE FOR: CONTACT: The American Civil Liberties Union applauds Senator Benjamin Cardin for his leadership during the floor debate in the Senate late Monday night (12/17) to ensure that phone companies be held accountable for breaking the law that guarantees the privacy of our phone records. "The American people have been searching for real leadership in the Senate, and this week Senator Ben Cardin stepped up to the plate," said Caroline Fredrickson. "Instead of siding with the telephone companies, Senator Cardin sided with the Constitution. Cardin's leadership was an early holiday surprise, and it was a welcome one." "Our constitutional rights are safe for now,” said ACLU of Maryland Executive Director Susan Goering. “But we still need Senator Mikulski to do the right thing and join Senator Cardin in standing for our rights.” Goering added: “The FISA bill would have pushed our privacy rights aside and allowed the telephone companies to trample them, but Senator Cardin had the courage to stand up against it. It will be much easier to reach out and touch someone this holiday season knowing the telephone companies will not be let off the hook, and the people of Maryland can be thankful for Senator Cardin for that.” Fredrickson noted that the next battle over collecting phone records from Americans without a warrant and granting immunity to telephone companies for breaking the law for the past six years will probably come in January. For more information about domestic spying visit http://www.aclu.org/fisa. |
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