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DESCRIPTION:IAO Protest \nToday is the day of the protest against the IAO. Its a good 
 time to remind people, as the Christmas shopping frenzy intensifies, that 
 their rights are threatened and we need to send a unified message that 
 total surveillance of everyone in the nation isn't an acceptable means of 
 attempting security.\nFourth amendment rights are still guaranteed to every 
 single person in the US. Don't let them forget, and don't you forget 
 either!\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nfrom 
 http://www.musicalpeace.org/vyoma/December%2021.htm \n"STAND UP FOR 
 AMERICAN FREEDOM\n\nDECEMBER 21, 2002\n\nSTOP THE INFRINGEMENT OF OUR 
 CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS\n\nIn the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, 
 it is clear to every American that we must protect our nation and our 
 people against the aggression of terrorists and militant groups. There is 
 no question that our government must take steps to insure the safety of 
 people at home and abroad.\n\nIn the course of doing this, it is also 
 critical that we don’t lose the very freedoms that define democracy and, 
 in so doing, bargain away the very thing we are supposed to be protecting. 
 To do this would be to do exactly what the terrorists want to accomplish; 
 the destruction of the American way of life. \n\nThe government has 
 recently created the Information Awareness Office "http://www.darpa.mil/iao 
 ", an organization that has been chartered with the surveillance of every 
 US citizen. One of the IAO’s major projects is Total Information 
 Awareness. The goal of this program is to tie together all data from the 
 private and public sectors. It is charged with examining every piece of 
 data attached to every American. Under this program, every time we use a 
 credit card, every time we visit a website, every time we generate 
 information about ourselves, regardless of how privatewe may wish that 
 information to be, the IAO will be made aware of and will examine that data 
 through the use of technology known as data mining. Every phone call will 
 be logged by government computers. Every email will be examined. Even our 
 medical records are open to inspection as part of biometric data being 
 compiled by the IAO. In short, we are giving up all privacy. We are being 
 asked to surrender our Constitutional right to the freedom from 
 unreasonable search and seizure in the name of security.\n\nIf we give up 
 our rights and freedoms, the very definitions of the American way of life, 
 then we are giving up the American way of life itself. Clearly, there is no 
 one in America who wants to give up the very thing we’re supposed to be 
 fighting for. This new agency and the resultant threat to our freedom has 
 been decried by commentators across the political spectrum from William 
 Safire (New York Times, 11/14/02) to Rob Morse (San Francisco Chronicle, 
 11/20/02). This is not an issue for the left or for the right; this is a 
 grave situation for all Americans.\n\nAs a response to this, and as a means 
 to fight for the freedoms that we, as Americans, hold so dear, all the 
 people of the US must stand united and send a message to our government 
 that we are opposed to the loss of our Constitutional rights. There is no 
 goal worth the loss of our very freedom, and freedom cannot exist in the 
 atmosphere of a police state.\n\nAll Americans who want to act to protect 
 the American way of life can send this message through a few simple 
 actions:\n\n*	Do not use credit or debit (ATM) cards on December 21. 
 \nDecember 21 is the last Saturday before Christmas. By not using your 
 cards, you will be sending a clear message that you don’t approve of the 
 Information Awareness Office tracking your purchases and examining the way 
 that you, as an American, choose to spend your own money.\n\n*	Stay off the 
 Internet entirely on December 21.\nBy doing this you will let the 
 government and the IAO know that you, as an American guaranteed basic 
 freedom under the US Constitution, don’t approve of the government 
 watching what websites you choose to visit. You’ll let them know that you 
 don’t approve of your private email being examined without your 
 consent.\n\n*	Inform your credit card issuers and Internet service 
 providers.\nIt’s important that these companies know that you are 
 intentionally engaging in the actions mentioned above. By doing so, you 
 will help to put pressure on entire industries that can, in turn, pressure 
 the Information Awareness Office and the US government to stop engaging in 
 the surveillance of Americans who haven’t been accused of any crime. A 
 good way to do this is to send a copy of this document with your next 
 credit card payment and thus let them know ahead of time of your commitment 
 to American democracy and the US Constitution.\n\n*	Send a copy of this 
 document to your Congressional representatives.\nMake copies of this 
 document, sign the bottom, and mail them to your Senator and 
 Representative, as well as any other government officials you feel are 
 appropriate.\n\n*	Spread the word.\nForward copies of this document to 
 friends, family and associates. Pass it on to organizations to which you 
 belong. Let others know! The more Americans that participate in these 
 actions, the more likely it is that the government will hear our united 
 voice!\n\nBy committing to these simple actions, you will demonstrate that 
 you, as an American, are opposed to the loss of our way of life in the face 
 of terrorism. This is an issue that cuts across all lines of party and 
 ideology; this is a time for us all to stand united and to defend the very 
 things that make America great. The ideal of American democracy cannot 
 survive the loss of American freedom, and we must all come together to 
 insure that our rights, the very foundation of America, survives this 
 perilous point in history.\n\nOn December 21, stand up for America and let 
 our government know that you won’t let anyone take away your freedom! " 
 \n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/13873.php
SUMMARY:IAO Protest
LOCATION:*	Do not use credit or debit (ATM) cards and stay off the Internet entirely 
 on December 21.\n*	Inform your credit card issuers and Internet service 
 providers.\n*	Send a copy of this document to your Congressional 
 representatives.\n*	Spread the word.
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