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The actions you take online have a major impact on the protection of civil liberties for all Americans. Five minutes can make all the difference!

Check out the ACLU's new web movie "The Spies Have It," a short drama about the ugly truth behind illegal government spying. Watch the movie, join in our demand for the truth, and learn more about the fight to end the Bush Administration's abuses of power and restore the rule of law.

Stop Sentencing Discrimination
Current federal sentencing law punishes crack cocaine offenders more severely than any other drug offenders for possession. Possessing or dealing 5 grams of crack cocaine results in the same five-year minimum sentence as 500 grams of powder. Read more or take action right now!

Demand Sentencing Equity
Current federal sentencing law punishes crack cocaine offenders more severely than any other drug offenders for possession. Possessing or dealing 5 grams of crack cocaine results in the same five-year minimum sentence as 500 grams of powder. Read more or take action right now!

Stop the FCC From Trampling Free Speech
The only thing worse than a FCC hungry for power over our airwaves is a Congress that is eager to give it to them. A bill coming up on the Senate floor would do just that and allow the FCC to ban anything it calls profane durring prime time. Read more or take action right now!

Demand Accountability for Torture Now!
The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on Congress to demand an independent prosecutor to investigate possible violations by the Bush administration of laws including the War Crimes Act, the federal Anti-Torture Act, and federal assault laws. Read more or take action right now!

Close Guantanamo in 120 Days
Ask your senators to co-sponsor a bill to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within 120 days of enactment and to end the practice of indefinite detention without charge for hundreds of detainees, among other steps to restore the Constitution. Read more or take action right now!