I received this from Leslie


Please see below info I received.

Thanks, Leslie

----- Forwarded message from Senator Debbie Stabenow senator@stabenow.senate.gov -----
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 16:51:02 -0400
From: Senator Debbie Stabenow senator@stabenow.senate.gov Reply-To: Senator Debbie Stabenow
Subject: Re: Please Investigate NSA Spying Program
To: lesliecraw40 @talkamerica.net

May 17, 2007

Ms. Leslie Crawford

Thank you . . .

. . for contacting me about the electronic surveillance of people in the United States by the National Security Agency (NSA).

I share your serious concerns about this program.

I am pleased that pressure put on the President by the newly-elected Congress, as well as the American public, made clear that our Constitutional rights aren't negotiable.

In January 2007, Attorney General Gonzales announced that after an internal investigation, the administration would end electronic surveillance of American citizens unless it received a warrant.

This means that the administration must petition the FISA Court if it wants to electronically monitor U.S. citizens.

It is critical that we relentlessly pursue terrorists who seek to do us harm.

However, we must make sure that we do not undermine the very rights and way of life that we are seeking to protect.

While I do not sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I will continue to relay your concerns to my colleagues.

I will continue to support strong congressional oversight and closely monitor any new developments on this issue.

Thank you again for contacting me.

Please feel free to do so again whenever I can be of assistance to you and your family.

Sincerely,
Debbie Stabenow
United States Senator

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Informant: Gerry Duffett