Saturday, June 21, 2008
Quote of Note: Dan Froomkin
"What kind of a country is it where, when the head of state asks you to do something that may well be illegal, but assures you that he considers it legal, you can't be held accountable for doing it?
Welcome to the new U.S. of A.
Under the surveillance "compromise" that the House of Representatives approved today, telecommunications companies that participated in the government's warrantless surveillance program would get immunity from civil lawsuits as long as they showed that they were told that the program was authorized by [the President] and was determined by his legal team to be lawful."
Dan Froomkin in his Washington Post blog, White House Watch, Friday, June 20, 2008. [link]
Welcome to the new U.S. of A.
Under the surveillance "compromise" that the House of Representatives approved today, telecommunications companies that participated in the government's warrantless surveillance program would get immunity from civil lawsuits as long as they showed that they were told that the program was authorized by [the President] and was determined by his legal team to be lawful."
Dan Froomkin in his Washington Post blog, White House Watch, Friday, June 20, 2008. [link]
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