Thursday, February 28, 2008

Bullshit ...

If you're having trouble following the FISA (telecom immunity) bill, our blog partner from F & G, Bustednuckles, makes it simple for ya:

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Under FISA, it is perfectly legal for the government to wiretap a phone, with reasonable suspicion, if it is part of a criminal investigation without a warrant. Perfectly legal under existing FISA law.

Here is the part they absofuckinglutely refuse to acknowledge, They MUST apply for a warrant to CONTINUE that wiretap after 72 hours within starting it.Otherwise, they must discontinue that wiretap and destroy any record of the conversations.
This has been the law for over twenty five years.

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Indeed. The only thing this bill does is exempt the telecoms from culpability in the abrogation of our right to privacy. Simply:

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No, now they could tap directly into the cables that contained every Email, Instant Message, BLOG POST, Google search, telephone calls to yer Aunt Minnie listening to her bitch about her hot flashes, everything.
Without a warrant, without any oversight, just because they could.
Just because THEY SAID it was legal.
I call Bullshit. [all ems in orig]

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See, simple. Now call your reps.

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