Democrats cave on warrantless spying
True to form, the Democratic Party is once again helping the Bush administration get away with it. This time it’s the House Democrats who approved the FISA Amendments Act, which contains blanket immunity for telecoms that cooperated in warrantless government spying. Far from being a compromise, this bill is complete victory and vindication for illegal wiretapping by the White House, and will scuttle all civil lawsuits against the telecoms before they can be heard in court. Up with the lawless government, down with the rule of law. With friends like these, who needs enemies?
Now it’s up to the Senate to vote final passage for the bill. See http://stopthespying.org for information on how you can give your Senators a piece of your mind.