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The debate over telecom immunity has now spanned almost two years. The President vehemently insisted on immunity, repeatedly threatening to make use of his veto power against any FISA reform bill that didn't let his telecom friends off the hook.
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The following posts link to Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Continuing Fight Against Telecom Immunity:
" a loud, organized, and active constituency ? that will passionately defend the Constitution, privacy rights, and the rule of law. Lawmakers risk their offices in ignoring this principled, tireless, permanent movement. ? From a recent EFF Deeplinks blog posting Technorati Tags: illegal spying, telecoms, immunity, electrontic frontier foundation., unconstitutional, eff, domestic spying, warrantless wiretapping "
"s lawsuit against the just-passed FISA Amendments Act [ACLU] (more) Help EFF Continue the Fight Against Warrantless Wiretapping [EFF] Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Continuing Fight Against Telecom Immunity [EFF] ??? "
"telecom companies included in H.R. 6304. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is not a party to the ACLU suit; perhaps the group takes the lead in the private-sector litigation. (The private sector issues are the ones that interested us.) For now, EFF is excoriating the new law as a means to raise money. More background following passage of H.R. 6304: President Bush's statement, "President Bush Pleased by Passage of FISA Reform Legislation." Sen. Jay Rockefeller news release, ""
"s the aggrieved versus government and the issue of civil immunity for the private sector is not raised. (As this New York Sun story notes.) Perhaps that side of the litigation will be handled by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which for now is just protesting the new law in order to raise money. Although, the congeries joining the ACLU in its suit is interesting and colorful. The SEIU, eh? They?re just so busy with everything these days. "
"Meanwhile, we will turn our attention to the judicial system, where judges have ruled consistently to reject Bush's contention that Article II provides the President unprecedented power to override the law. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and Electronic Frontier Foundation are filing multiple suits related to FISA and provisions of HR 6304. I encourage all of us to add our names to the ACLU's full page national newspaper ad by signing here. # # # "
" Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Continuing Fight Against Telecom Immunity - Via EFF.org Updates: The debate over telecom immunity has now spanned almost two years. When the first proposal to grant immunity to the telecoms was introduced in Congress, in September of 2006, no one thought the fight would last this long. "
"s lawsuit against the just-passed FISA Amendments Act [ACLU] (more) Help EFF Continue the Fight Against Warrantless Wiretapping [EFF] Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Continuing Fight Against Telecom Immunity [EFF] ??? "
" Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Continuing Fight Against Telecom Immunity "
" Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Continuing Fight Against Telecom Immunity "
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