A coalition of prominent conservative writers and former government officials have launched a new campaign to restore checks and balances and to protect civil liberties. Founding members of the American Freedom Agenda include former Republican Georgia Congressman Bob Barr, who led the effort to impeach President Clinton, David Keene of the American Conservative Union, constitutional scholar Bruce Fein, and the writer and conservative direct mail pioneer Richard Viguerie. They are also calling for Congress to restore habeas corpus, end torture and extraordinary rendition, narrow the president’s authority to designate “enemy combatants,” prevent unconstitutional domestic spying and protect journalists from prosecution under the Espionage Act.