taken. although the church says that scientologists led the opposition to the bill, the congressional record's account of the senate hearings into the bill does not mention the church. a contemporary review of the opposition to the bill likewise attributes the lead role elsewhere and to right-wing groups, rather than the "civil liberties" organizations cited by the church: only a few organized groups got behind the hue and cry. most influential was the libertarian association of physicians and surgeons, and dan smoot's newsletter. right-wing groups bombarded congress with protests and demands for hearings.