The American Civil Liberties Union released numerous reports of increased government spying on U.S. citizens. Americans have been put under surveillance or harassed by law enforcement agencies in 33 states plus the District of Columbia. Individuals and groups are being monitored and harassed for “little more than peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights” The ACLU said that the old political spying tendencies are running high again. The map below show states where the ACLU uncovered incidents of political spying: California, Massachusetts, Maine, Georgia, Maine.”]