U.S. lawmakers wrangle over wiretapping act

U.S. lawmakers wrangle over wiretapping act
Robert Lemos, 2007-10-19

Thank you Sen. Dodd 2007-10-19
weelzup

Since when does "because the President said so..." become a solid legal argument in this country? I thought that is what we have LAWS for. You remember laws... don't you? Raise your hand if you love your telecom company... anyone... anyone...

They don't deserve AMNESTY for breaking the law....

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U.S. lawmakers wrangle over wiretapping act 2007-10-22
Dash (1 replies)

>"The bill, introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives, would NOT give telecommunications companies immunity from lawsuits if they have cooperated with wiretapping efforts by the Bush Administration."

Shouldn't that be:

"...into the U.S. House of Representatives, would give telecommunicat...

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Re: U.S. lawmakers wrangle over wiretapping act 2007-10-23
Robert Lemos

No. The House bill does not give telecommunications companies immunity from lawsuits -- in fact, it doesn't bring up the issue at all. The Senate bill, as mentioned later in the news brief, does give immunity to telecommunications companies.

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