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ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 13, Number 66
September 21, 2004

In This Issue: CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW TO RESTORE YOUR FREEDOM! Senate
Hearing on the SAFE Act This Week

[The following has been reprinted from the Bill of Rights Defense
Committee: www.bordc.org]

In a surprise move, the US Senate Judiciary Committee will hold
hearings on the SAFE Act (S-1709) this Wednesday, September 22, at 10am
EST.  The SAFE Act, authored by Senators Larry Craig of Idaho and
Richard Durbin of Illinois, both increases the effectiveness of
antiterrorism efforts and protects the civil liberties of law-abiding
U.S. citizens and residents. It is a bi-partisan bill supported by
Republicans and Democrats that, among other things, restores protections
for the privacy of bookstore and library records that were eliminated by
Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act.

If you live in any of the states listed below, please call your Senator
on the Judiciary Committee (numbers provided).  If you live in other
states, please call your home Senators.  Express your support for the
SAFE Act and, if the Senator is a supporter, thank him or her for
standing behind civil liberties.

BORDC thanks the Campaign for Reader Privacy for compiling this
information.  If you have not already, please sign their petition at
<http://readerprivacy.com/?mod[type]=sign_petition>.


ALABAMA
Sen. Jeff Sessions
(ask for Prim Formby at 202-224-4124)

ARIZONA 
Sen. Jon Kyl
(ask for Elizabeth Maier 202-224-4521)

CALIFORNIA 
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
(ask for David Hantman 202-224-3841)

DELAWARE
Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
(ask for Neil MacBride 202-224-5042)

GEORGIA 
Sen. Saxby Chambliss
(ask for John Gillies 202-224-3521)

IDAHO 
Sen. Larry Craig
(ask for Pam Thier 202-224-2752)
*Senator Craig is the author of the SAFE Act.

ILLINOIS 
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
(ask for Joe Zogby 202-224-2152)
*Senator Durbin is a co-author of the SAFE Act.

IOWA
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
(ask for Chad Groover 202-224-5564)

MASSACHUSETTS
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
(ask for Tony Marks 202-224-4543)
*Senator Kennedy is a co-sponsor of the SAFE Act.

NEW YORK
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
(ask for Judiciary Committee staff 202-224-6542)

NORTH CAROLINA
Sen. John Edwards
(ask for Stephanie Jones 202-224-3154)

OHIO 
Sen. Mike DeWine
(ask for Patrick Tunno 202-224-2315)

PENNSYLVANIA
Sen. Arlen Specter
(ask for MaryBeth LaVerghetta 202-224-4254)
*Senator Specter is a co-sponsor of the SAFE Act.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Sen. Lindsey Graham
(ask for James Galyean 202-224-5972)
 
TEXAS 
Sen. John Cornyn
(ask for Meredith Mino 202-224-2934)

UTAH
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
(ask for CAT 202-224-5225)
*Senator Hatch is the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

VERMONT
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
(ask for Julie Katzman 202-224-4242)
*Senator Leahy is the ranking democratic member of the Judiciary
Committee
 
WISCONSIN
Sen. Russell D. Feingold
(ask for Bob Schiff 202-224-5323)
*Senator Feingold is a co-author of the SAFE Act.

WISCONSIN
Sen. Herbert Kohl
(ask for Jennifer Green 202-224-5653)


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