From: "U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky" <us.rep.schakowsky@mail.house.gov>
Date: April 12, 2011 9:51:14 AM CDT
Subject: RE: Your recent message
Dear Mr. Turetzky:
Thank you for contacting me to urge that I oppose H.R. 514, which would extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. I appreciate hearing from you, and I agree with you.
I voted against H.R 514 when passed in the House of Representatives on February 17th, 2011. I opposed H.R. 514 because it would have reauthorized objectionable sections of the Patriot Act that were due to expire on February 28. Those provisions are the John Doe roving wiretap provision, which allows law enforcement to conduct surveillance without identifying the person or location to be wiretapped; Section 215, or the "library records" provision, which allows the government to gain access to "any tangible thing" during investigations; and the "lone wolf" provision, which permits surveillance of "non-US" persons who are not affiliated with a terrorist group. All three provisions lack proper and fundamental privacy safeguards.
As a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, I know that the U.S. Government does not need these extreme legal exemptions in order to keep our nation safe. I will work with my colleagues to pass legislation that not only protects our country from attack, but also preserves our laws and way of life.
Again, I appreciate hearing from you. If I can be of assistance to you in the future, please let me know.
P.S. I've created an Email Newsletter to provide periodic updates on a variety of issues. You can sign up for it by going to my website at http://www.house.gov/schakowsky.
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