Telecom Immunity 
Happy Fourth of July - Joey Galloway: How dare they rip the Fourth Amendment?(0)
Early next week the U.S. Senate will vote on an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with a few small amendments intended to immunize telecommunications corporations that assisted our government in the warrantless and illegal wiretapping it has grown to love.
That such a gutting of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution even made it [...]
Glenn Greenwald Analyzes Obama’s New Statement on FISA
Glenn Greenwald carefully examines Barack Obama’s new statements on FISA in a message Barack sent to his supporters. Glenn’s analysis agrees with my layperson’s opinion. Glenn is a Constitutional lawyer, and I value his opinion highly. Please follow the link and read the whole article by Glenn.
Here is an excerpt of his take [...]
Barack Obama’s Response to Anti-FISA Supporters
I want to take this opportunity to speak directly to those of you who oppose my decision to support the FISA compromise.
This was not an easy call for me. I know that the FISA bill that passed the House is far from perfect. I wouldn’t have drafted the legislation like this, and it does not [...]
Barack Obama’s Anti-FISA Group is the Largest
Thanks to articles like this and the New York Times article today, the largest group on Barack Obama’s web site is the “Please Vote No on Telecom Immunity and Get FiSA Right”. I joined today myself. I have dropped my other Barack Obama groups completely.
It’s nice to know that I am not alone in my [...]