ACLU, EFF will challenge FISA update in court

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Andrew Burnette [acb () acb net]
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 5:49 PM
To: David Farber
Subject: Re: [IP] ACLU, EFF will challenge FISA update in court

Dave,

Given the limited scope number of comments posted on IP regarding thee
entire issue, votes and plausible legal and social effects, I would say
the adjusted FISA law is working exactly as planned.

Here just a few days past July 8th (closer to the actual date of events
we celebrate on July 4th here in the USofA), it is summertime, and I
feel a distinct chill....but not in the air.

Anyone else?

Best regards,

Andy Burnette

David Farber wrote:
> {The Senate passed the FISA bill today, which effectively puts an end to any chance of legal repercussions for telcos 
> who helped the government spy on citizens. Senator Obama voted for it, Senator McCain didn't vote, and Senator 
> Clinton, for what it's worth, voted against it. Find out how your senator voted here.
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> http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00168#top
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> If you agree with the ACLU/EFF actions, show it by contributing to them  www.eff.org djf}
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> From: lynn [lynn () ecgincc com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:42 PM
> To: David Farber
> Subject: ACLU, EFF will challenge FISA update in court
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> http://rawstory.com//printstory.php?story=11080
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> ACLU, EFF will challenge FISA update in court
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> 07/09/2008 @ 2:23 pm
> Filed by Nick Juliano
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> As the Senate voted to endorse a Bush-administration backed plan to expand
> its surveillance authority and grant retroactive legal immunity to
> telecommunications companies that facilitated warrantless wiretapping, the
> American Civil Liberties Union unveiled plans to challenge the new law in
> court.
> Advertisement
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> “This fight is not over. We intend to challenge this bill as soon as
> President Bush signs it into law,” said Jameel Jaffer, Director of the
> ACLU National Security Project, in a statement provided to RAW STORY as
> the Senate was voting. “The bill allows the warrantless and dragnet
> surveillance of Americans’ international telephone and email
> communications. It plainly violates the Fourth Amendment.”
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> After defeating three attempts to improve the update to the Foreign
> Intelligence Surveillance Act, the Senate was expected to President Bush a
> FISA update Wednesday. Senators approved the FISA update on a 69-28 vote.
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