This is disappointing. The second amendment contains retroactive immunity for those dirty telcos and their warrant-free wiretaps
| Candidate | FISA amendment (8/3/07) |
FISA amendment II (2/12/08) |
| John McCain | Yes | Yes |
| The Hillary | No | Absent |
| Barack Obama | No | Absent |
Looks like special interests and irrational fear win again.
“This, I believe, is the right way to go for the security of the nation,” said Senator John D. Rockefeller, the West Virginia Democrat who leads the intelligence committee.
His support for the plan, after intense negotiations with the White House and his Republican colleagues, was considered critical to its passage but drew criticism from civil liberties groups because of $42,000 in contributions that Mr. Rockefeller received last year from AT&T and Verizon executives.
NY Times: Bush Presses House to Approve Bill on Surveillance
