[opendtv] EFFector 21.23: Senate Caves and Pass ...
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:49:32 -0400
From the newest EFF newsletter that John likes so much ;-) ...
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A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
ISSN 1062-9424
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In our 476th issue:
* IN A TRAGIC, SHAMEFUL AFFRONT TO THE US CONSTITUTION, THE
SENATE APPROVED THE FISA AMENDMENTS ACT passed by the House
last month. The bill radically expands the president's
spying powers and grants immunity to phone companies that
cooperated in the illegal warrantless wiretapping program.
Many senators courageously opposed telecom immunity, and
several amendments were offered in an attempt to remove or
modify the immunity provision, but they failed.
Despite this serious setback, EFF vows that the fight for
accountability over the president's illegal surveillance is
far from over -- we will continue to fight in the courtroom
and in Congress to defend the cause of liberty.
<http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/07/09>
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Tom Barry trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx
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