Why is our government spying? We?re not a terrorist threat. Indeed, we?re a threat to the administration?s policies. The administration knows the American people [oppose Bush?s policies] when they?re fully informed.

The Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition will continue to exercise our constitutional rights.

To have these events monitored is a ridiculous misuse of funds. This kind of surveillance has a chilling effect.

Shi Tao is being unjustly punished by a government that routinely jails journalists.

should be used a shield for sensitive evidence, not a sword the government can use at will to cut off argument in a case before the evidence can be presented. We are urging the Supreme Court, which has not directly addressed this issue in 50 years, to rein in the government's misuse of this privilege.

We call on the Chinese government and Yahoo to provide a full explanation of the circumstances that led the company to provide account holder information,