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silversoul7
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Stop Congress From Stripping Away Your Financial Privacy
#1966654 - 09/30/03 04:06 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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From: Matt Howes, National Internet Organizer, ACLU To: ACLU Action Network Members Date: September 30, 2003
In reaction to a strong financial privacy law adopted earlier this year in California, big banks, insurance companies and other financial firms are pressuring Congress to pass legislation that would set a low national standard for our financial privacy.
Current federal law allows widespread distribution of your private information among financial institutions. Under legislation being considered by the Senate, financial institutions would be able to continue selling and sharing details of your personal financial life without your approval. This includes all of the financial and personal information that banks, mortgage companies and other financial institutions possess.
But some Senators are fighting back. A proposed amendment to the bill would restrict the amount of information available for sharing and would allow you to indicate that you do not want your information to be released. Take Action! Help ensure your financial records are kept private and secure.
Click here for more information and to send a free fax to your Senators:
http://www.aclu.org/Privacy/Privacy.cfm?ID=13719&c=40
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adrug
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Re: Stop Congress From Stripping Away Your Financial Privacy [Re: silversoul7]
#1966676 - 09/30/03 04:13 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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Nice...I usually get about 3 unsolicited calls a day so I'm all for this. Although, I have to wonder what good it does to send a fax courtesy of the aclu to convince my senator not to be a jackass and vote against this. Do people even listen to the aclu anymore?
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silversoul7
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Re: Stop Congress From Stripping Away Your Financial Privacy [Re: adrug]
#1966740 - 09/30/03 04:32 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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The ACLU is leading the fight against the Patriot Act, so there are a lot of people listening to them on that. They still manage to win quite a few court cases, so ya, people still listen to the ACLU.
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Re: Stop Congress From Stripping Away Your Financial Privacy [Re: silversoul7]
#1966761 - 09/30/03 04:40 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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for every whacky ACLU case, they are usually arguing about 20 valid ones elsewhere.
they seem extreme sometime, but it's a matter of principle.
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shakta
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Re: Stop Congress From Stripping Away Your Financial Privacy [Re: afoaf]
#1967280 - 09/30/03 07:21 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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Bullshit. They consistently support leftist causes under the guise of protecting free speech. Why aren't they protecting the rights of Christians to practice their religion across the country. The ACLU used to be a great organization before they were taken over by wacko leftists.
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silversoul7
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Re: Stop Congress From Stripping Away Your Financial Privacy [Re: shakta]
#1967450 - 09/30/03 08:10 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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shakta said: Bullshit. They consistently support leftist causes under the guise of protecting free speech. Why aren't they protecting the rights of Christians to practice their religion across the country.
They are. Don't you just hate whacko leftists like Jerry Falwell?
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Re: Stop Congress From Stripping Away Your Financial Privacy [Re: shakta]
#1967454 - 09/30/03 08:11 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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what leftist causes would you be describing?
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