What do you think of the The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (telecom surveillance) they will ram thru?

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the House and Senate this week (or try to)?

"A sham spying deal could be rammed through both the Senate and House this week. It’s moving that fast. If we don’t stop this, telecom companies that broke the law by supplying mountains of personal information to the government without a warrant will be let off the hook.

A broad alliance of strange bedfellows is now forming to support a campaign to fight the gutting of FISA (The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) with the intent to work together on all civil liberties, constitutional rights and rule of law issues.

The ACLU is joining with activists from the Ron Paul campaign, represented by Break the Matrix, Rick Williams and Trevor Lymon, and civil liberties writer Glenn Greenwald of Salon, and leading liberal bloggers including, Jane Hamsher of firedoglake, Matt Stoller of Open Left, John Amato of Crooks and Liars, Howie Klein of Down with Tyranny, Digby, Josh Nelson of The Seminal and activist Josh Koster to tell Congress that we will not let them ignore the Constitution or give immunity to telecoms which deliberately broke our laws for years.

This group of Strange Bedfellows is mobilizing a broad-based left-right coalition of office holders and candidates, public interest groups and individuals who are devoted to preserving basic constitutional liberties to join in the fight. The goal is to work together to impede the corrupt FISA/telecom amnesty deal.

Answer 1

Yeah, it would be SUCH a shame if we can only chase jihadis the same way we chase car theft rings and major drug operations.

The reality that you and your crowd WILL NEVER accept is very, very simple: The greater the external threat to this country, the more civil liberties will be compromised. This is the way the real world works.

Lest you believe you can thwart the rules of the real world, let me suggest the following: If you characters were ever to get your way (i.e., treating jihadis like common criminals (oh, boo-hoo, what about their 'rights'!)) and anything remotely like 9/11 were to occur, the current curtailment of civil liberties would look like child's play.

Suggestion: This might, in the end, be the best you're going to see it for the rest of your life.

Answer 2

I think it is criminal...

The question is...What did you do about it?

I wrote my Reps, Congress persons and senators . I wrote the director of the FCC.

What have you done?

Answer 3

Strange bedfellows indeed!

Yes, I intend contacting my Senators tomorrow..don't have the resources to do so today!  Thanks for the update.

I think that these people SERIOUSLY need to take a remedial class in the Constitution before they promote or vote on any further legislation.  Treasonous acts come to mind also!