Is the fight against warrantless spying on ordinary Americans a partisan issue?
No. EFF is a non-partisan organization and has consistently opposed illegal surveillance efforts regardless of which party held the presidency. Indeed, the opposition to the domestic surveillance program has come from not just Democrats, but also leading conservatives. As David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union said, “This is not a partisan issue; it is an issue of safeguarding the fundamental freedoms of all Americans so that future administrations do not interpret our laws in ways that pose constitutional concerns.” Other leading conservatives who have spoken out on the domestic surveillance include: • Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr; • Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform; • Paul Weyrich, chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation; and • Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation.
