SWIFT - Perspective, Fallout, and What You Can Do

If you live in a cave, I'll quickly summarize: last week, New York Times and LA Times, great patriots that they are, leaked the classified details of a program known as SWIFT by which the Treasury Department tracked the worldwide transfer of terrorist funds. Congress knew about, and signed off on, this program - thus there has been little more than a whimper from Democrats (in contrast to the NSA wiretapping program).

As mentioned in the morning roundup, House Republicans are considering a rather meaningless piece of legislation to slap the Times on the wrist. Thankfully, it looks like the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is sniffing around something more, having called for a damage study on the effects of the leak. Of course the usual crowd of fools - ACLU, European human rights crowds (since when are unions a human right?), etc. have already gotten in on the act. Great.

If you want Congress to really do something about this, I suggest you give one of the following a call (or your own Representative or Senator). I'll list only the Republicans on each committee.
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Roberts: (202) 224-4774
Hatch: (202) 224-5251
Dewine: (202) 224-2315
Bond: (202) 224-5721
Lott: (202) 224-6253
Snowe: (202) 224-5344
Hagel: (202) 224-4224
Chambliss: (202) 224-3521

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Hoekstra: (202) 225-4401
LaHood: (202) 225-6201
Everett: (202) 225-2901
Gallegly: (202) 225-5811
Wilson: (202) 225-6316
Davis: (202) 225-4261
Thornberry: (202) 225-3706
McHugh: (202) 225-4611
Tiahrt: (202) 225-6216
Rogers: (202) 225-4872
Renzi: (202) 225-2315
Issa: (202) 225-3906