ACLU exaggerates ... just like Bush & Kerry!

Subj:    Your message to American Civil Liberties Union
Date:    9/23/2004 8:21:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Following is the information you entered on the American Civil Liberties Union site.

Home Phone: 225.266.6196
Work Phone: 225.266.6196
Fax Number: NA

Message:

Greetings,

  I was disappointed to read in an email from FactCheck.org that the ACLU is running an advertisement alleging the USA Patriot Act allows authorities to search homes "without notifying us . .  treating us all like suspects" when it is not exactly true.

  Quoting from the email, "Actually, notice still has to be given to the subject of such a search, eventually. And far from treating us "all" like suspects, the Department of Justice reports seeking only 47 such 'sneak-and-peek' warrants in the law's first 17 months."

  The truth about certain aspects of the Patriot Act should be sufficient.  Exaggeration and excess are not necessary and actually detract from the overall veracity of such advertisements in the long run.

Yours truly,
J. R. Madden
Member 58615139