I quit
this is the last fucking straw... why do we bother...? the country is totally at the mercy of criminals... ordinary citizens...? screw 'em...
so much for the united states constitution, the rule of law, and any semblance of oversight or accountability... just shoot me... now... please...
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The Senate voted Tuesday to shield from lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on their customers without court permission after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
After nearly two months of stops and starts, the Senate rejected by a vote of 31 to 67 an amendment that would have stripped a grant of retroactive immunity to the companies. President Bush has promised to veto any new surveillance bill that does not protect the companies that helped the government in its warrantless wiretapping program.
so much for the united states constitution, the rule of law, and any semblance of oversight or accountability... just shoot me... now... please...
Labels: accountability, constitutional crisis, domestic surveillance, FISA, retroactive immunity, rule of law, telecommunications companies, U.S. Constitution, US Senate, warrantless domestic wiretapping
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posted by profmarcus at
2/12/2008
