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An insert in each of the mugs read: "We urge Members of Congress
to do the right thing and exceed expectations by moving forward in a
bipartisan way. We urge them to contact their colleagues across the aisle and
invite them to have coffee and conversation on how to fix Social Security.

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The BORDC, the League of Women Voters, the American Library Association,
the American Civil Liberties Union , and many other groups are urging their
members and contacts to make phone calls to their congressional
representatives on Wednesday, January 25, to demand safeguards to prevent the
FBI from "fishing " through private purchase, medical, and library records
without a statement of fact linking persons whose records are sought to a
terrorism investigation, and to permit businesses and libraries to pose a
meaningful challenge to a FISA Court order or a National Security Letter
demanding customer records, among many other changes.org for more information.

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The House and Senate agreed to extend until February 3rd
the 16 PATRIOT Act provisions that would have expired on December 31 , 2005. See
http://bordc.

For Our Grandchildren is a national nonpartisan and non-profit
organization working to inform Americans about the looming problems facing
Social Security and the options available for reform.

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The President's authorization of
warrantless wiretaps is one of many revelations that have validated those
fears. "Whichever reform options are adopted, the effort needs to
begin with honest and open dialogue," said SSSS co-founder Jonathan Swanson.

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Participants included Senator Rick
Santorum (PA), Congressmen Jim Kolbe (AZ), Congressman Sam Johnson (TX), as
well as former Congressman Jim Slattery (KS).

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Concerns over
new threats to civil liberties discussed in those nonpartisan debates have led
to the passage of more than 400 resolutions upholding the constitutional
rights of their jurisdictions' 64 million residents, including seven statewide
resolutions.

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"Four years ago, Congress's passage of the PATRIOT Act transferred
unchecked surveillance powers from the courts to the executive branch, and
limited Congress's oversight of those powers," according to Nancy Talanian,
director of the BORDC. June 7 Social Security Reform Discussion with College Students and Current,
Former Congressional Leaders Seeks to Move the Dialogue Forward

WASHINGTON , DC, Leaders from both parties met with
college students today on Capitol Hill to discuss the future of Social
Security and current reform options. The event was hosted by former
Congressmen Tim Penny (MN) and Charlie Stenholm (TX), senior advisors to For
Our Grandchildren, a nonpartisan Social Security reform and education project.

For more information about For Our Grandchildren, visit
http://www.

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The Capitol switchboard number is (202) 224-3121 (24 hours).

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The Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC)
organized the National Call-In Day in response to a draft PATRIOT Act
reauthorization bill that its network of grassroots allies nationwide strongly
oppose.forourgrandchildren .

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Those
who have alternate reform plans are obliged to put their ideas on the table.

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"People began to fear that Big Brother was violating
their privacy and First Amendment rights.org .

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Opinion polls have shown that America's young are
concerned about the long-term viability of the Social Security program and
many want the option of personal savings accounts to be part of Social
Security reform .

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Therefore, it is imperative that the American people serve as the
ultimate check on their government by calling on their members of Congress for
redress."
"Social Security: Coffee and Conversation is an honest effort to move
beyond partisan politics and discuss the future of Social Security with those
who have such an enormous stake in this dialogue-America's young people," said
Penny, who served on the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
and is the advisory board chair of For Our Grandchildren.

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National Call-In Day on PATRIOT Act

, Tens of thousands of Americans
will phone their members of Congress on Wednesday, January 25, to urge them to
repair the USA PATRIOT Act.
Other organizations supporting the call-in campaign include Alliance for
Justice, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Amnesty International
USA, Code Pink, Council on American-Islamic Relations, First Amendment
Foundation, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Global Exchange , League
of United Latin American Citizens, Liberty Coalition, MoveOn.

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Both students and congressional leaders expressed hope that meaningful
dialogue will follow as Congress debates Social Security reform.

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A Senate filibuster last month over concerns that the
reauthorization bill failed to protect civil liberties temporarily prevented
it from becoming law."
The BORDC has encouraged and supported community education and debate
about the PATRIOT Act and other post-9/11 anti-terrorism laws and policies in
living rooms, churches, union halls, and town halls nationwide.

Social Security: Coffee and Conversation

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Dozens of other national organizations are supporting the national
call-in day. Following the
discussion , each Member of Congress received a hand-delivered For Our
Grandchildren coffee mug to remind them of the need for meaningful dialogue
about strengthening Social Security for today's retirees and future
generations."
Stenholm added, "However we choose to address Social Security's long -term
financing problems, it is cheaper and easier to act now than to wait.

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Action , National Lawyers Guild, People For the American Way, Rights Working
Group, San Francisco Labor Council , Unitarian Universalist Association, and
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America .

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Tens of Thousands to Tell Congress, "Repair the PATRIOT Act!"

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.

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Participating college students include members of Students for Saving
Social Security (SSSS ), a grassroots network of students at more than 90
campuses nationwide.