Off the table???
If you could take impeachment off the table, why could you not take a FISA bill with immunity off the table?
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FISA
A lot of people have been upset over the perceived "bending over like a blade of grass in a light breeze" the Democratic-controlled congress has been engaged in every time the Bush administration trumpets out its tried and true "Ooooh! Terrorists! Booogabooogaboooo! Terrorists!! BoooogaBooogaBooo!" line. We're especially concerned over the so-called compromise of telecom amnesty and FISA and its fig leaves that ...more »
1 comment for Idea: FISAA lot of people have been upset over the perceived "bending over like a blade of grass in a light breeze" the Democratic-controlled congress has been engaged in every time the Bush administration trumpets out its tried and true "Ooooh! Terrorists! Booogabooogaboooo! Terrorists!! BoooogaBooogaBooo!" line.
We're especially concerned over the so-called compromise of telecom amnesty and FISA and its fig leaves that only allow a court to decide if the Bush administration asked them to break the law. This doesn't protect our privacy or rights to due process . . . well . . . at all really, and certainly doesn't help to bring to light any of the corruption or abuse of power we suspect was going on.
Why do you keep selling us up the river?
And, as a follow up, will you please stop?
Please?
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FISA Oversight
Dear Madam Speaker: How is it appropriate to retroactively indemnify conduct that has almost certainly infringed on the 4th Amendment privacy rights of American citizens without even attempting to investigate what has happened in an open session of Congress? Don't We, the People, deserve to know exactly how we are being surveilled before the telecom providers are given carte blanche for their activities? How much of ...more »
1 comment for Idea: FISA OversightDear Madam Speaker:
How is it appropriate to retroactively indemnify conduct that has almost certainly infringed on the 4th Amendment privacy rights of American citizens without even attempting to investigate what has happened in an open session of Congress? Don't We, the People, deserve to know exactly how we are being surveilled before the telecom providers are given carte blanche for their activities? How much of our taxpayer dollars have been paid to the telecoms to allow the NSA to spy on us? If the Administration will invoke state secrets and executive privilege, surely the telecom officials have no right to do so and could provide us with the information if properly subpoenaed. Surely the Congress could also subpoena the rulings from the FISC that precipitated this whole mess last year?
IF ILLEGAL SURVEILLANCE IS GOING TO BE WIPED AWAY BY CONGRESSIONAL FIAT, DON'T YOU AT LEAST OWE US AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT EXACTLY IS BEING DONE TO 'PROTECT US'?
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FISA Conspiracy?
Thom Hartmann of Air America Radio suggests that because warrentless wiretapping was happening as early as February of 2001, that the Bush Administration may be winning the FISA fight (and retroactive immunization) due to blackmail. That is, they have dirt on Democratic politicians and are using that to influence votes. As much as this sounds ridiculous, I can't explain why a congress would turn its back on lawbreakers. ...more »
Add your comment for Idea: FISA Conspiracy?Thom Hartmann of Air America Radio suggests that because warrentless wiretapping was happening as early as February of 2001, that the Bush Administration may be winning the FISA fight (and retroactive immunization) due to blackmail. That is, they have dirt on Democratic politicians and are using that to influence votes. As much as this sounds ridiculous, I can't explain why a congress would turn its back on lawbreakers. Please comment on your experience with what the Bush Administration has done with all the data it has collected. Has it led to crimes being solved? Has it prevented attacks on this country? Or has it only enabled the Republicans to spy on Democrats?
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