[Osx-nutters] President Bush Wants Power To Immunize Telecoms That Aid In Spying On American

[Ryan Waldon]

It's starting to smell more and more like 1933 everyday...

--ryan




On 8/6/07, Kevin Callahan <kcall at mac.com> wrote:
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> <http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/08/06/president-bush-wants-power-
> to-immunize-telecoms-that-aid-in-spying-on-americans/>
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> President Bush Wants Power To Immunize Telecoms That Aid In Spying On
> Americans
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> The day after President George W. Bush marshaled political forces in
> Congress to grant him greater authority to engage in counter
> terrorism-related spying, the president stated that he would seek
> greater changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act when the
> legislative branch returns to work in September.
>
> "While I appreciate the leadership it took to pass this bill, we must
> remember that our work is not done," the President said in his Sunday
> statement. "This bill is a temporary, narrowly focused statute to
> deal with the most immediate shortcomings in the law."
>
> The President said next month he would focus on further immunizing
> private companies that cooperate with government wiretapping.
> However, he used complicated language to describe these activities.
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> "When Congress returns in September the Intelligence committees and
> leaders in both parties will need to complete work on the
> comprehensive reforms requested by Director McConnell, including the
> important issue of providing meaningful liability protection to those
> who are alleged to have assisted our Nation following the attacks of
> September 11, 2001," he said.
>
> One constitutional scholar derided Bush's reasoning, particularly the
> tortuous language in his statement. Read more…
>
> Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid must find a way to corral rogue Democrats
> in Congress and stand together for the civil liberties of all Americans
>
>
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