A Lawless Administration Wins - American Rights Doomed
One man’s opinion - this is criminal but there is one aspect more criminal - our pathetic, lackadaisical attitude towards it. We are screwing ourselves. This administration is taking advantage of us!
From The Electronic Frontier Foundation;
Report: Deal to Stop Courts From Ruling on Illegal Warrantless Wiretaps Imminent
“Today The Hill and Congressional Quarterly are reporting that a deal has been reached on legislation to amend FISA, which will include retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies. Under the guise of a compromise, the legislation is designed to ensure that the only issue the courts will review is whether or not the President told the telecoms that their conduct was legal, but not whether the conduct actually was legal.”
There are many misguided souls in favor of this. That is truly sad.
“Over forty years ago, President Jack Kennedy said “In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger.” We are such a generation, facing down an executive branch that has seized incredible power to violate the laws set forth by Congress under a dubious interpretation of the Constitution.”
Today we stand ready to allow this administration to demean and belittle the memory of a wonderful President while it foists its lawless will on us.
“To maintain our core values and the separation of powers that is integral to our Constitutional system of government, we must allow the Courts to review and rule upon the legality of the President’s warrantless surveillance program. Such a ruling effects not only the power of the president to order unlawful surveillance, but will speak to any instance in which the executive branch seeks to unilaterally override the will of the people’s house.”
So many of us have been blinded by someone who spreads fear like dictators of old. Thankfully, not all of us have been conned but our Congressmen/women have been. Why do we allow this? Why won’t you do something about this?
“One person familiar with the talks said if there are no major objections, the deal could be announced next week.”
It is every American’s duty to work against this deal. Spread the word on your Blog or web site! Engage your friends. Get snarky about it. Your rights depend on this not coming to fruition.
The Hill article quotes “Caroline Fredrickson, director of the Washington legislative office of the American Civil Liberties Union, [who] said the deal appears unconstitutional.
“Whatever silk purse Hoyer tries to make of Bond’s sow’s ear and no matter how they try to sell it, the end result of all this negotiating will be exactly what the administration has wanted from the beginning - FISA rewritten to delete court oversight of surveillance and immunity for its pals at the telephone companies,” Fredrickson said.
Think about it - deleting court oversight! Immunity for those who care not what they extract from your wallets and lives, just like oil companies.
There’s only a week or so - fight back now!
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