In one of the worst examples ever of the federal government creating a problem, purporting to solve the problem and then making it much worse, the Congress and the Bush administration have made it all but impossible for you to maintain the confidentiality of your most personal information.

Drug abuse is a moral, health, and spiritual problem. It shouldn’t a matter of the criminal law.

<!--StartFragment --> "This law is causing so many problems without any demonstrable successes," said J. Bradley Jansen, director of the Center for Financial Privacy and Human Rights, part of the Liberty and Privacy Network in the District. "The Banking Secrecy Act has been on the books since the 1970s. It did not prevent 9/11. It's not designed to prevent anything."

Liberty Coalition urges its members to call or email the Senate Judciary Committee and your Senators to oppose the creation of an Employment Eligibility Verification System, or, if you cannot oppose this outright, to demand that rigorous privacy safeguards be built into any system through explicit, extensive, statutory language. The Committee is holding markups all day Wednesday, March 8, and Thursday, March 9, so immediate action is needed for maximum impact.

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