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Sen. John Cornyn Sends Letter To President Obama About "Fishy" Activities Program

• John Cornyn
In a letter to President Obama, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, expressed serious concern about the White House's new program requesting Americans to forward email chains and other communications opposing the President's health care policies. Sen. Cornyn is seeking assurances that the program is being carried out in a manner consistent with the First Amendment and America's tradition of free speech and public discourse.

Sen. Cornyn's letter also inquires about the collection of names, email addresses, IP addresses, and private speech of U.S. citizens that will be reported, which raises the specter of a data collection program.

"I am not aware of any precedent for a President asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed ‘fishy' or otherwise inimical to the White House's political interests," Sen. Cornyn wrote. "You should not be surprised that these a

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Comment by G Cone
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I felt that it was my patriotic duty to inform the White House about some fishy comments being made on the internet about the administrations health care proposal. So, as requested, I sent a link to the site to flag@whitehouse.gov. I think we should find more misinformation like this and report it to the President. Here is what I sent: Mr. Obama, I think there is something fishy about the statements this organization is making about the administration's health care proposal! This organization is taking action and making statements that are harmful to our country and they should be investigated posthaste! Link to the fishy statements about the health care plan: http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/ 


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