Tag archive for ‘wiretaps’
Why is there a pro-spying consensus in Congress?
Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake and former Rep. Bob Barr, Libertarian presidential candidate, discuss why the FISA bill is succeeding.
A Brief Reprieve on FISA: What Now?
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Tim Jones:
Thursday evening, Senator Reid officially delayed a final vote on the FISA Amendments Act until July 8. That gave us just twelve days — now, eleven — to change the political calculus and avoid a Congressional seal of approval on illegal wiretapping.
With the clock counting down, here are three [...]
Senate delays vote on telecom immunity
It’s official: Thanks to overwhelming grassroots action, and the heroic efforts of Senators Dodd and Feingold, the Senate’s vote on whether to grant phone companies immunity from the law for assisting in the President’s illegal wiretapping program has been delayed until after July 4th Recess! This is an unexpected reprieve for civil liberties and the rule of law…
Obama caves on telecom amnesty
Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign released a statement Friday afternoon saying that while Obama opposes amnesty for telecom firms that spied on Americans, he will support the House compromise legislation.
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