By Martin Bosworth It’s heartening to see how Democrats and the American public alike are rallying behind the idea that the major telecom companies should not be immune from prosecution for their […]
Dodd threatens filibuster of FISA bill
By Martin Bosworth “Why does Harry Reid hate America and freedom?” That’s the question I was asking myself after S&R reader “Dee Loralei” pointed out in comments to my post yesterday that […]
Democrats’ spines turn to jelly on warrantless spying once again–but there’s still hope
By Martin Bosworth It was largely expected, but no less disappointing to wake up this morning and find out that Senate Democrats on the Intelligence Commitee agreed to carry water for the […]
Verizon to the government: “Our customer information…let us show you it.”
In response to an inquiry launched by House Democrats as to the role the major telecoms played in abetting the NSA surveillance program, Verizon came out yesterday and admitted that it had […]
Democrats battle Bush–and each other–over telecom immunity for spying
By Martin Bosworth Although this Reuters article does a masterful job of burying the lead (as Denny would say), the fact remains–the House Judiciary Committee refused to grant immunity to telecom companies […]
Will the Democrats sell out America on FISA spy bill vote again?
By Martin Bosworth If Ellen Nakashima’s article in yesterday’s Washington Post is to be believed, the upcoming reassessment of the new FISA law is going to be even worse than what was […]
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