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Re: INTERESTING TAKE .. BEST LAW MONAY CAN BUY -- Senate votes Telecom immunity
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:26:31 -0800
________________________________________ From: Seth [sethb () panix com] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:28 PM To: David Farber Subject: Re: [IP] Re: BEST LAW MONAY CAN BUY -- Senate votes Telecom immunity [for IP]
While GWB could (and would be expected to) use his pardon power to make any criminal prosecutions go away - the Senate just gave AT&T a free pass for civil liability as well.
That isn't clear: the people whose privacy was violated have an asset (their claim against AT&T), and the Constitution prohibits the taking of that asset without fair compensation. Therefore, a bill providing immunity from civil suits without compensation may be unconstitutional. Seth ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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