Sunday, December 16, 2007
Telecom Immunity Monday!
UPDATE: Senate consideration of the FISA bill has been postponed until after the Holidays, thanks, in some part, to our activism. It is a small victory; retroactive amnesty will be back, but a victory nonetheless.
The FISA bill's immunity provision is on the floor of the U.S. Senate tomorrow morning for a good ol' up-or-down vote. You know what to do. Your find who your senators are, and their email and telephone numbers here.
Tell them, "Vote against retroactive amnesty for illegal spying by telephone companies. Vote against cloture for S.2248." Tell them, "The Fourth Amendment applies to telephone companies too." Tell them which state you vote in.
Chris Dodd who is leading the fight against amnesty is one of my senators. To him, I say, "Attaboy!" My other senator is Joe Lieberman. I am afraid he is a lost cause, but I am going to weigh in right now; a personal email or call probably has the influence of thousands of votes.
UPDATE: Senator Dodd's website says, in part:
The FISA bill's immunity provision is on the floor of the U.S. Senate tomorrow morning for a good ol' up-or-down vote. You know what to do. Your find who your senators are, and their email and telephone numbers here.
Tell them, "Vote against retroactive amnesty for illegal spying by telephone companies. Vote against cloture for S.2248." Tell them, "The Fourth Amendment applies to telephone companies too." Tell them which state you vote in.
Chris Dodd who is leading the fight against amnesty is one of my senators. To him, I say, "Attaboy!" My other senator is Joe Lieberman. I am afraid he is a lost cause, but I am going to weigh in right now; a personal email or call probably has the influence of thousands of votes.
UPDATE: Senator Dodd's website says, in part:
“Providing retroactive immunity to companies that may have violated the law will set a dangerous precedent,” said Dodd. “Companies who violated the trust of thousands of their customers will be immune to prosecution and the details of their actions will stay hidden. The President, and his Administration, has consistently used scare tactics in an attempt to force Congress to pass FISA legislation that provides retroactive immunity. I urge my colleagues to stand up to this administration and this President and say enough is enough.”
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