(NOTE: I tried posting this item to the
liberal community, but it was rejected without explanation, though, as usual, it meets all
guidelines for posting to that supposedly "open" community)
If the Bush Administration gets its way this week in the US Congress, Bush and the big telecommunications corporations will never be held accountable for years of illegal spying on Americans and that kind of spying will again be authorized. If you're interested in watching the clips and my analysis showing what I mean, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY NEW 3 MINUTE 55 SECOND YouTube video at:
Corporate Amnesty vs Your Privacy: Big Vote This Week I point out in my video that you can add your voice in opposition to warrantless wiretapping and telecom amnesty by telling a member of the U.S. House of Representatives your opinion using the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at
(202) 224-3121
Or, you can sign an online petition to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, encouraging them to stand up and protect the U.S. Constitution in the face of the Bush Administration's power grab at
http://www.aclu.org/encore I end my video by asking:
Why are Republicans so willing to give full amnesty to Bush and the big corporations, but not even a hint of amnesty to hard working poor people looking for jobs?
And, if you're interested in the sources of the clips in my video, you can find clips of John McCain and others from the ABC News/Facebook/WMUR Republican Debate at:
http://abcnews.go.com/story?id=4091645 You can find the full segment of "The Word" (AT & Treason) from the March 6th episode of "The Colbert Report" from which I took 2 clips in my video at:
http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=163287 And, you can find the two parts of ACLU of Illinois Director of Communications and Public Policy, Ed Yohnka's recent video conference call at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKdyDfim7JE And at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFnybeQE7BQ Finally, as always, I appreciate all feedback :-)