A Sad Day For America: Senate Approves Telco Immunity

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via eWeek.

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After a morning of fiery debate, the U.S. Senate voted July 9 to grant
retroactive immunity to telephone companies that participated in the White
House's warrantless domestic spying program. The 69-28 vote came after the
Senate defeated three amendments all aimed at either removing or modifying
the immunity provision in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Democratic presidential hopeful Barrack Obama voted for the three
amendments to let civil lawsuits proceed against the carriers but voted for
the overall bill. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain
was not present for the vote.

The U.S. House approved the legislation June 20. The bill now heads to
President Bush, who is expected to sign it.The U.S. House approved the
legislation June 20. The bill now heads to President Bush, who is expected
to sign it.

The bill essentially provides the telephone companies legal protection from
more than 40 civil lawsuits claiming the carriers provided customer
telephone and e-mail records of millions of U.S. citizens -- often without
a warrant or subpoena -- to the government.

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More:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Government/Senate-Approves-Telco-Immunity/

Meanwhile, mainstream media is too enthralled with the reporting
of the new Jon Benet Ramsey news...

- - ferg


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