Our State Roots project kicks off this morning. We're asking people to write to local newspapers in Kansas about the Senate hearings into the illegal NSA wiretaps:

Glenn Greenwald:

As demonstrated by this week's controversy over President Bush's decision to turn operations of some of this country's most important ports over to the United Arab Emirates, Congress has a critically important role to play in exercising oversight over the Executive branch, even in areas of national security. Our nation was founded on a system of checks and balances because even well-intentioned political officials are prone to errors in judgment. read on...

Thoughts From Kansas:

When I first heard about the warrantless wiretapping, I was sarcastic, furious, intemperate. I was quick to attack the President, rather than to explain why I saw a problem in a way that someone who disagreed would understand. Calling the President "The Peeping Tom in Chief" was funny, but I doubt it changed any minds. read on...

FDL and Vichy Dems have address and contact info for Kansas papers.