Earlier today, McJoan wrote a diary about the American Legion's campaign on behalf of illegal spying against Americans:
Did the veterans of America's wars really fight so that AT&T could break the law without being punished? So that their government could illegally spy on anyone they want to, and get away with it? Somehow I don't think so.
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If you're a veteran and are opposed to giving AT&T a free pass for breaking the law, please let the American Legion know that they don't speak for you. Call them at (202) 861-2700 or use this contact page.
But look what's on the VFW's home page:
"These terrorists have no privacy rights, as it relates to the aiding and abetting of future attacks, and the thought of giving them the right to sue their phone company for a privacy violation is asinine."
Wow. Now that's a twisted interpretation of existing law.
Again, if you're a veteran, and you'd like to set the VFW straight on this issue, there's a page of email addresses here.
And if you're not a veteran, you can still offset the vets' lobbying of Congress here.