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Opposition to telecom immunity is crucial

By Markus - Jul 2nd, 2008 at 11:28 am EDT

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I've been a Barack Obama supporter since the start of the presidential primary, and although I am still somewhat hopeful about what an Obama presidency might mean for this country, I am dismayed by Barack's apparent dithering on the pending FISA amendment. I believe that ANY concession to the illegal and utterly ill-advised course of the Bush administration will take us in the wrong direction, and giving immunity to companies or individuals who may have aided this course in a criminal manner is simply unthinkable. It would set a very dangerous precedent (when too many have been set already). One of the very things we need to do in order to put our country back on the right course is to hold people accountable for breaking the law and violating the constitution - without this, we're not left with much.

Mr. Obama, please keep our hope alive and show real leadership by opposing ANY form of FISA amendment that grants immunity for breaking the law or that permits any type of warrantless survellance.

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By new day 4 us Jul 2nd 2008 at 11:44 am EDT

The bill does not provide blanket immunity. It throws all the lawsuits back to the District Courts.

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By new day 4 us Jul 2nd 2008 at 11:45 am EDT

The bill does not provide blanket immunity. It throws all the lawsuits back to the District Courts.

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By John from Siler City, NC Jul 3rd 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT

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