The bipartisan surveillance state
Independent Institute
by Anthony Gregory
07/11/08
The Democratic Congress passed and Bush signed the ‘FISA Amendments Act of 2008,’ legalizing the president’s longstanding illegal wiretapping program. The law allows broad warrantless surveillance of Americans in the United States, so long as the call or e-mail is thought to be international. Eavesdropping on domestic communications is legal for a week before court papers even have to be filed. The telecom companies that cooperated with Bush are immune from civil lawsuits. Most important, the administration’s illegal conduct has been retroactively approved and future administrations have wider powers than ever to spy on Americans. The Democratic leadership and virtually all Congressional Republicans approved the law. In a complete reversal of his campaign promise, so did Senator Barack Obama...
http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2263
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=bipartisan
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=FISA
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=wiretapping
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=eavesdropping
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Anthony+Gregory
by Anthony Gregory
07/11/08
The Democratic Congress passed and Bush signed the ‘FISA Amendments Act of 2008,’ legalizing the president’s longstanding illegal wiretapping program. The law allows broad warrantless surveillance of Americans in the United States, so long as the call or e-mail is thought to be international. Eavesdropping on domestic communications is legal for a week before court papers even have to be filed. The telecom companies that cooperated with Bush are immune from civil lawsuits. Most important, the administration’s illegal conduct has been retroactively approved and future administrations have wider powers than ever to spy on Americans. The Democratic leadership and virtually all Congressional Republicans approved the law. In a complete reversal of his campaign promise, so did Senator Barack Obama...
http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2263
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=bipartisan
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=FISA
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=wiretapping
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=eavesdropping
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Anthony+Gregory
rudkla - 14. Jul, 10:34
