[IP] ACLU, EFF will challenge FISA update in court

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Andrew Burnette [acb@acb.net]
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 5:49 PM
To: David Farber
Subject: Re: [IP] ACLU, EFF will challenge FISA update in court

Dave,

Given the limited scope number of comments posted on IP regarding thee
entire issue, votes and plausible legal and social effects, I would say
the adjusted FISA law is working exactly as planned.

Here just a few days past July 8th (closer to the actual date of events
we celebrate on July 4th here in the USofA), it is summertime, and I
feel a distinct chill....but not in the air.

Anyone else?

Best regards,

Andy Burnette

David Farber wrote:
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> {The Senate passed the FISA bill today, which effectively puts an end to any chance of legal repercussions for telcos who helped the government spy on citizens. Senator Obama voted for it, Senator McCain didn't vote, and Senator Clinton, for what it's worth, voted against it. Find out how your senator voted here.
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> http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00168#top
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> If you agree with the ACLU/EFF actions, show it by contributing to them  www.eff.org djf}
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> From: lynn [lynn@ecgincc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:42 PM
> To: David Farber
> Subject: ACLU, EFF will challenge FISA update in court
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> http://rawstory.com//printstory.php?story=11080
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> ACLU, EFF will challenge FISA update in court
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> 07/09/2008 @ 2:23 pm
> Filed by Nick Juliano
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> As the Senate voted to endorse a Bush-administration backed plan to expand
> its surveillance authority and grant retroactive legal immunity to
> telecommunications companies that facilitated warrantless wiretapping, the
> American Civil Liberties Union unveiled plans to challenge the new law in
> court.
> Advertisement
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> “This fight is not over. We intend to challenge this bill as soon as
> President Bush signs it into law,” said Jameel Jaffer, Director of the
> ACLU National Security Project, in a statement provided to RAW STORY as
> the Senate was voting. “The bill allows the warrantless and dragnet
> surveillance of Americans’ international telephone and email
> communications. It plainly violates the Fourth Amendment.”
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> After defeating three attempts to improve the update to the Foreign
> Intelligence Surveillance Act, the Senate was expected to President Bush a
> FISA update Wednesday. Senators approved the FISA update on a 69-28 vote.
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