Congress must do everything it can to ensure that the Patriot Act's sweeping powers and our limited anti-terrorism resources maintain a focus on foreign terrorists and not ordinary Americans.
You can help by writing to your representative immediately.
In particular, if you know someone in Pennsylvania, you can make a real difference by emailing the above ACLU Action Alert to them. Senate Judiciary Committee chair Arlen Specter should have the chance to hear from constituents who believe, like thousands of Americans across the political spectrum, that the Patriot Act needs real reform now, before reauthorization and expansion further dismantle our basic civil liberties.