As the only member of Congress to have lived under fascist and communist governments, Tom Lantos has a unique perspective on the vital importance of protecting our civil liberties and Constitutional rights. Even in the fight against terrorists who kill Americans and seek to destroy our way of life, we cannot give up our most sacred constitutional protections in the pursuit of our security.
The following newspaper articles deal with Tom's activities and views on civil liberties issues:
- Lantos Backs Strengthened Privacy Rights in Revamped FISA Bill, Press Release, November 15, 2007
- Lantos Warns TSA Against Religious Profiling, Insensitivity, Press Release, September 12, 2007
- Congressman Says Gonzales must go, San Mateo Daily Journal, March 17, 2007
- Torture legislation a retreat on human rights [OpEd by Tom Lantos], San Mateo Daily Journal, September 29, 2006
- Lantos Opposes Legislation Attacking Constitutional Protections of Freedom of Religion, Press Release, September 26, 2006
- Lantos Calls for Investigation of Warrantless Wiretapping, Press Release, August 22, 2006
- Congress to consider privacy, identity theft bill, San Mateo Daily Journal, June 13, 2006
- Lantos Joins Court Action on NSA Eavesdropping and Urges President to Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate, Press Release, May 11, 2006
- Government Watch: [Lantos legislation to preserve genealogical records of former slaves], San Mateo Daily Journal, April 28, 2006
- Lantos Seeks White House Investigation, San Mateo Daily Journal, April 2, 2006
- Lantos Seeks Investigation on Whether the White House Violated the Constitution, Press Release, March 31, 2006
- Congressmen Warn Arab Republic On 'State-Sponsored Gay Bashing,' 365gay.com, March 16, 2006
- Lantos Again Votes Against Patriot Act, Receives Perfect Rating for Congressional Record on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Press Release, March 8, 2006
- State Democrats decry Republican torture info vote, San Mateo County Times, February 10, 2006 (excerpts)
- Rights Groups Fault U.S. vote in U.N. on Gays, New York Times, January 27, 2006 (excerpts)
- Lantos Supports Probe Into Spying, San Mateo County Times, December 21, 2005 (excerpts)
- Lantos: Congressional spending battle 'ugly', San Mateo Daily Journal, December 21, 2005
- Lantos Votes against Patriot Act because of Civil Liberties Concerns, San Mateo Daily Journal, December 15, 2005
- Congress Needs To Denounce Torture Loudly and Clearly, Lantos Says, Press Release, December 7, 2005
- Democrats to Introduce Legislation to Create Select Committee to Investigate Prisoner Abuse, Common Dreams (Progressive Newswire), May 27, 2005
- Sending Suspects to Countries That Torture is Wrong, Lantos Says, Press Release, March 10, 2005
- Fixing the Patriot Act [Op-Ed by Congressman Tom Lantos], San Mateo County Times, February 12, 2004