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Fight For Your Rights!
From Powell's Books:
Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act gives the FBI virtually unlimited access to bookstore and library records. This section of the Patriot Act, hurriedly crafted and passed after the tragedy of 9/11, has caused tremendous concern among booksellers and bookstore customers, librarians and library patrons, as well as many other groups. By signing the Campaign for Reader Privacy's petition, you will be notifying your representatives in Congress that you support legislation to restore the privacy of bookstore and library records.
As a longtime supporter of free speech and First Amendment issues, Powell's Books strongly urges you to take a moment and sign the petition.
"First Amendment freedoms must not be weakened in difficult times. It is precisely then that we most need them." — Michael Powell, owner of Powell's Books
Sign the petition by clicking here. It may seem like a small thing right now, but the loss of our basic civil rights, bit by bit, cannot be tolerated in a presumably free society.
March 25, 2004 in Books, Current Affairs | Permalink
