<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Bob Reuschlein</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bobreuschlein@gmail.com">bobreuschlein@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, May 8, 2015 at 4:29 AM<br>Subject: NSA spying ruled illegal<br>To: Members pjsa <<a href="mailto:members_pjsa@lists.riseup.net">members_pjsa@lists.riseup.net</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-bottom:10px"><a href="https://ms.clicks.actions.aclu.org/t/ecjbaLYVeQAP2vFFBiXHyaCLRwH-IOpaaaaaBKUXDQja?l=-@yEuDx&n=j3euZpY2irjrep_XvRrc.lfv&c=o&o=" target="_blank"><img alt="ACLU Action" src="https://ms.clicks.actions.aclu.org/img/org_102/ETTemplatelogo.png"></a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80);font-size:14px;line-height:19px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px"><p><br></p><p>This is huge! Today in a landmark decision, a federal appeals court unanimously ruled that the NSA’s mass phone records program is unlawful.<br><br><a href="https://ms.clicks.actions.aclu.org/t/ecjbaLYVeQAP2vFFBiXHyaCLRwH-IOpaaaaaBKUXDQja?l=-@yEuDx&n=j3euZpY2irjrep_XvRrc.lfv&c=l&o=" target="_blank"><font color="#3a7cc2" style="color:rgb(58,124,194)"><strong>Share this image on Facebook and let everyone know about this victory against government surveillance.</strong></font></a><br><em>(Note: Clicking this link will open a Facebook page).</em><br><br><a href="https://ms.clicks.actions.aclu.org/t/ecjbaLYVeQAP2vFFBiXHyaCLRwH-IOpaaaaaBKUXDQja?l=-@yEuDx&n=j3euZpY2irjrep_XvRrc.lfv&c=m&o=" target="_blank"><img src="https://ms.clicks.actions.aclu.org/img/org_1400/FB-DEM-ClapperVictory-400x400.png"></a><br><br>We filed this lawsuit days after Edward Snowden’s first revelations two years ago, challenging the constitutionality of the NSA’s mass collection of Americans’ phone records. This is the first appeals court ruling on the program.<br><br>The impact of this ruling will extend far beyond the mass phone records program and call into question the legality of many other government mass surveillance programs – and truly demonstrate the need for systemic reform.<br><br>Please take a minute to share the news. <a href="https://ms.clicks.actions.aclu.org/t/ecjbaLYVeQAP2vFFBiXHyaCLRwH-IOpaaaaaBKUXDQja?l=-@yEuDx&n=j3euZpY2irjrep_XvRrc.lfv&c=n&o=" target="_blank"><font color="#3a7cc2" style="color:rgb(58,124,194)"><strong>Post on Facebook</strong></font></a> or <a href="https://ms.clicks.actions.aclu.org/t/ecjbaLYVeQAP2vFFBiXHyaCLRwH-IOpaaaaaBKUXDQja?l=-@yEuDx&n=j3euZpY2irjrep_XvRrc.lfv&c=s&o=" target="_blank"><font color="#3a7cc2" style="color:rgb(58,124,194)"><strong>Tweet</strong></font></a> to celebrate this incredible win.<br><br>Thank you for taking action,<br><strong>Anthony for ACLU Action</strong><br><br>P.S. Read more about <a href="https://ms.clicks.actions.aclu.org/t/ecjbaLYVeQAP2vFFBiXHyaCLRwH-IOpaaaaaBKUXDQja?l=-@yEuDx&n=j3euZpY2irjrep_XvRrc.lfv&c=p&o=" target="_blank"><font color="#3a7cc2" style="color:rgb(58,124,194)">the case here</font></a> here, and keep an eye on our blog for analysis of the decision.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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