Drash: I thought this thing was rejected by the House and/or Senate? Sheesh. How is this sort of thing possible? Giving retroactive immunity for crimes against Americans?
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush signed a bill Thursday that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the U.S. spy on Americans in suspected terrorism cases.
He called it “landmark legislation that is vital to the security of our people.”
Bush signed the measure in a Rose Garden ceremony a day after the Senate sent it to him, following nearly a year of debate in the Democratic-led Congress over surveillance rules and the warrantless wiretapping program Bush initiated after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It was a battle that pitted privacy and civil liberties concerns against the desire to prevent terrorist attacks and Democrats’ fears of being portrayed as weak when it comes to protecting the country.
(Illegal) Phone Spying began SEVEN MONTHS before 9-11
SEE THIS ARTICLE:
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http://www.eff.org/nsa