FISA Urgent Action Needed
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Wake up ... or wear a leash forever!
Quote of the Day:
"When I was young American politics were fairly straightforward: conservatives let you keep all your money in return for telling you how to live your life, while liberals let you live as you pleased in return for all your money. Now the only difference is whether they want your money or your life first."
-- D.A. Ridgely
Subject: Urgent action needed on warrantless spying bills
The deadline is two days from now, Thursday, May 22, 2008. If, by that date, we can prevent Congress from giving the President expanded powers to spy on American citizens, then we're likely to have won a long lasting victory.
But if we fail, the damage to the Bill of Rights may also be long lasting. And there's a new danger afoot . . .
In February the Senate passed a bill that . . .
* Gave the President warrantless spying powers
* Gave the telecom companies immunity for their past illegal spying
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Wake up ... or wear a leash forever!
Quote of the Day:
"When I was young American politics were fairly straightforward: conservatives let you keep all your money in return for telling you how to live your life, while liberals let you live as you pleased in return for all your money. Now the only difference is whether they want your money or your life first."
-- D.A. Ridgely
Subject: Urgent action needed on warrantless spying bills
The deadline is two days from now, Thursday, May 22, 2008. If, by that date, we can prevent Congress from giving the President expanded powers to spy on American citizens, then we're likely to have won a long lasting victory.
But if we fail, the damage to the Bill of Rights may also be long lasting. And there's a new danger afoot . . .
In February the Senate passed a bill that . . .
* Gave the President warrantless spying powers
* Gave the telecom companies immunity for their past illegal spying
--MORE--