Where Is Deborah Ross On The ACLU's Battle Against The Burr/Mccain Amendment? | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Raleigh, NC     Yesterday, Senator Burr joined with Senator John McCain on a legislative measure that would have improved our national security and helped thwart potential terror attacks on our soil. The ACLU decided to take up the fight against the measure that would have made it easier to catch terrorists.

    The Washington Post: "In a letter sent to senators Tuesday urging them to vote against the amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union stressed that the measure would "erode many of the reforms" to the Patriot Act that Congress enacted last year, ending bulk collection of telephone records and Internet metadata. Tech companies including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft also oppose the amendment, ACLU officials wrote."

    Former ACLU lobbyist Deborah Ross has yet to weigh in on her former employer's decision to oppose legislation that would give law enforcement officials the tools needed to keep our country safe. This comes after Ross has refused to answer where she stands on the Burr/Feinstein encryption bill and failed to offer a credible proposal for defeating ISIS. Deborah Ross should end her silence and tell North Carolinians if she stands with the ACLU in their fight against the Burr/McCain amendment.

• "Our country faces grave threats every day and Deborah Ross and her allies at the ACLU refuse to give law enforcement officials the tools needed to prevent terror attacks. While Senator Burr works to improve our intelligence capabilities, Ross refuses to provide clear answers on a host of national security issues. As the former top lobbyist for the ACLU, Ross owes North Carolinians an answer on whether she supports the ACLU's fight against the Burr/McCain legislation."

• Contact: Jesse Hunt
•     jhunt@burrforsenate.com