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Act Now to Ensure Creation of a Critical Government Civil Liberties Watchdog

At this very moment, leaders from the House and Senate are engaged in heated negotiations over what could become the most dramatic restructuring ever of our nation's intelligence agencies. One of the key sticking points is the creation of a robust Privacy and Civil Liberties Board to ensure that government actions do not infringe on our liberties.

The 9/11 Commission endorsed the creation of a strong board. Yet in its version of the legislation to implement the commission's recommendations, the House rejected the creation of a board, a position that the Bush White House has endorsed. Fortunately, however, the bipartisan Senate version of the legislation included a strong board.

Take Action! Tell Congress that we can be both safe and free and that the final intelligence reform bill must include the creation of a powerful and independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to act as a watchdog over our civil liberties.

http://www.aclu.org/NationalSecurity/NationalSecurity.cfm?ID=16886&c=24