Oppose FBI Spying

Last week Grits described two Texas cases of government spying on peaceful activists, and a recent spate of open records requests in ten states by the American Civil Liberties Union on the topic. Now, ACLU has put out an action alert this afternoon encouraging Congress to reject new FBI spying powers that were assumed under outgoing U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. Use it, then come back here and read about biometrics and secret police cameras, below.