Mission Statement
We are a proud group of (organized but unofficial) Obama supporters who
believe in Obama's call for hope and a new kind of politics. We are
asking Congress and all Americans to reject the politics of fear,
revisit this flawed bill, and safeguard the people's rights under the
Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
About Get FISA Right
Get FISA Right began as a group on My.BarackObama.com (MyBO). The
Get FISA Right group multiplied virtually instantaneously from 1 person
to thousands. Two weeks after its birth, this group boasted more than
24,000 members in its MyBO group. A group of proud nonpartisan Obama
supporters, we began with the simple belief instilled by the Obama
campaign that by working together, yes we can change Washington, DC.
Our meteoric growth was fueled by posts on blogs such as OpenLeft,
Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars, DailyKos, and HuffingtonPost -- our
cause the beneficiary of years of personal networking, progressive
fundraising, media exposure, and infrastructure growth throughout the
blogosphere. Our success has also been fueled by many social networking
technologies, including a wiki, email groups, Twitter, online document
sharing, Facebook, web-based discussion forums, and so much more. Our
longevity will be sustained by the ease of use of these online
communications combined with the dedication and passion of our members.
We believe that the United States Constitution guarantees certain
civil liberties, including the right to privacy. We are fighting for
the rebirth of freedom, to roll back government surveillance, and to
restore the U.S. Constitution after 7 years of the Patriot Act and the
Bush administration's theory of unchecked unitary executive power. Some
of our members have been involved in these battles for years or
decades, others are brand new, impassioned by years of the Bush
administration's abuse of the laws. Together, with Barack Obama as our
President, yes we can restore the Constitutional rights of all
Americans and roll back Bush's abuses of power.
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