Senator Feinstein,

The National Lawyers Guild Condemns Senate Grant of Immunity to Lawbreaking Telecommunications Companies.

Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2008-02-14 17:30

Responding to fear-mongering by the Bush administration, the Senate voted on February 12 to give retroactive immunity to the telecommunications companies that have turned over our telephone and Internet communications to the government. These companies have violated several laws, including the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Title III, the Communications Act, and the Stored Communications Act, as well as the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution.

The Bush administration has been illegally engaging in warrantless surveillance since early 2001, through its "Terrorist Surveillance Program." Over 40 lawsuits against the telecommunications companies challenging the legality of the program are pending.

On the eve of Congress's Labor Day recess last year, the Bush administration had rammed that the "Protect America Act" through a Congress still fearful of appearing soft on terror. It was a 6-month fix to the 1978 FISA, which didn't anticipate that foreign intelligence communications would one day run through Internet providers in the United States. But the temporary law went further than simply fixing that glitch in FISA; it granted immunity to telecommunications companies that provided consumer telephone and computer data to the government.

Although President George W. Bush claims that making the Act permanent was critical to keeping us safe, he threatens to veto the bill unless it includes the immunity provision. Apparently protecting corporate profits trumps national security.

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Senator Feistein You aren't Fooling Anyone !

Yep,You Voted Against The FISA Bill, After Doing Just About Everything in Your Power to Make Sure The Telecoms Got Their Immunity !

Why Don't You Just Join The Republican Party !
You Vote With Them !

You Are The Lieberman Of The West Coast !

Please Resign or,Retire !

So,We Democrats can get a Real Democrat into your spot who
Won't Let The Republicans Bully and Scare You Into Submission !

The Lawbreaking Has To Stop !

Uphold The Rule Of Law !

Uphold The Constitution !

Hoping and Prying For You To Resign or Retire !

Thank you,M..A Democrat who voted for You.