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October 12th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
You understand that the bill originally did not provide for such immunity. Bush threatened to veto it if the provision remained. Did his threat make the Senate bow (once again), or did the Telecom lobby get to them first.
October 12th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
(sigh)
someone grow a pair.
October 12th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
I think the corporation as a whole, and the specific individuals involved in doing the wiretapping, should be given immunity.
By the Special Prosecutor. In exchange for their testimony against the President, the VP, the Sec Def, the DNI, the DCI, and whomever else they can make charges stick against.
I’m serious about this. We cannot let the government listen in on us, except as part of an investigation authorized by a court. Even if they want to do it to catch terrorists. Even if they promise us they won’t go after innocent people. Somebody except the people who want to intercept the phone calls or emails - somebody from another branch of government - needs to look at the case and make sure the investigators aren’t going off the reservation. Or it’s the road to hell.
October 12th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Good idea, joe. Maybe his concern in getting them immunity in the bill was driven not to protect them, but protect him and his buddies.
(WASHINGTON) — President Bush said Wednesday that he will not sign a new eavesdropping bill if it does not grant retroactive immunity to U.S. telecommunications companies that helped conduct electronic surveillance without court orders.
October 12th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Funny how they’re asking for immunity for the corporations that cooperated with them, while setting the Justice Department on Qwest and its management when they didn’t play ball. That guy’s in jail now.
The comparison that comes to mind in Putin.
October 13th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
I find it very interesting that the party that preaches we should “take responsibility” continues to try to make their corporate buddies immune from taking said responsibility!
Don’t you worry though, we’ll be saving tons of money on S-Chip so we can continue the Bush War! After all “He tried to kill my daddy!”
October 15th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
You know we wouldn’t have this problem in the first place if Jimmy Carter (Yes, the DEMOCRAT peanut farmer) had passed the original FISA Act decades ago. It’s almost as bad as the PATRIOT Act.