Some possible talking points:

People across the country have made clear their opposition to the
Patriot Act. Hundreds of communities -- and seven states -- have
passed resolutions against the Patriot Act and held town hall meetings
to discuss its impact on their residents and our Constitution.
Congress has a duty to listen to its constituents.

There are significant flaws in the Patriot Act, flaws that threaten
your fundamental freedoms by giving the government the power to access
to your medical records, tax records, information about the books you
buy or borrow, all without probable cause. It also gives the
government the power to obtain a special "sneak and peek"
search warrant to break into your home and conduct secret searches
without telling you for weeks, months or indefinitely. The Patriot Act
needs to be reformed, not expanded.

Some of the extreme provisions in the Patriot Act are attacks on
fundamental American values. The Constitution and its Bill of Rights
emphasize the need for checks and balances on government agents and
limits to their power. The Patriot Act rolled back key judicial
oversight and gave law enforcement significant new powers that go
beyond the war on terrorism.

Visit http://action.aclu.org/patriotactcalls and tell us how your
calls went.

Why call Congress today?

We're launching a nation-wide effort to ensure Congress hears the
widespread opposition to the Patriot Act. Civil
libertarians, conservatives, free speech advocates and others from
across the political spectrum are urging Congress to reform the
Patriot Act, not expand it. Add your voice to this chorus of
people calling for proper checks and balances on government
power.

In the coming weeks, we have the opportunity to prevent the expansion
of government secret surveillance. Together we're working to ensure
that some of the most infamous provisions of the Patriot Act --
including one that expands secret surveillance -- expire at the end of
this year or are reformed.

Last week thousands of people wrote to their members of
Congress. Please help ensure that your members of Congress do
not support expansion of the Patriot Act. Call them today and defend
your rights:

You can look up your Representative's and Senators' direct numbers by
clicking here
http://action.aclu.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AS_CongressLookup

or you can call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

http://action.aclu.org/patriotactcalls