So f*** 'em! Eat s*** and die, 'murka!
"Spy, Phone Protection Bill Clears Senate Hurdle"
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed spy bill to protect telecommunication companies from billions of dollars in possible privacy lawsuits passed a Senate test vote on Wednesday and headed toward final congressional approval.
On a vote of 80-15, mostly Republican supporters of the bipartisan measure, which would also implement the most sweeping overhaul of U.S. spy laws in decades, easily mustered the 60 needed to clear a Democratic procedural roadblock.
Overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives on Friday, the bill may win needed Senate concurrence before Congress begins a holiday break the end of this week.
The bill would protect companies that participated in the warrantless domestic spying program Bush secretly began shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Ummm, yeah, except Bush's Wiretapping Began BEFORE 9/11!! and the New York Times Admits Bush Administration Spying Began in December of 2000... BEFORE TAKING OFFICE!
But THIS LIE is REPEATED and REPEATED by the AmeriKan MSM!
About 40 lawsuits have been filed accusing AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp of violating Americans' privacy rights. Damages could total in the billions of dollars.
The House-passed bill would enable a federal district court to dismiss a suit if written certification is presented that the administration assured the companies that the program was legal. Such assurances were provided.
Bush maintains he had the wartime power to authorize the program. Terms remain secret.
Democrats control the House and Senate. Yet they have faced election-year pressure to pass the bill, fearing failure to do so would let Republicans paint them as weak on security."
Yeah, to hell with the law and Constitution!
Also see: FISA Bill Violates Fourth Amendment
"No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed."
Never mind if "retroactive" immunity is unconstitutional, America.
Also see: The REAL Reason for the Spying Deal
Go back to sleep, 'murka (but don't snore; government can here that)!
Hey government and telecoms! Monitor THIS!
Of course, privacy becomes a big deal when CERTAIN GROUPS are inconvenienced because of this PACK of LIES about "terrorists!""Laptop Searches in Airports Draw Fire at Senate Hearing
"Susan K. Gurley, executive director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, said the seizing of laptops could hurt people who travel overseas for business.
GOOD! Don't travel and DON'T COME HERE!
Maybe THEN the government and business -- the FASCISTS -- will STOP with the TOTALITARIANISM!!
Make the airlines POOR, and maybe all this "terrorist" bullshit will cease.
Of course, what will more likely happen is a taxpayer bailout! This government doesn't give a rat's ass about us anymore -- if they ever did!
“In today’s wired, networked and borderless world, one’s office no longer sits within four walls or a cubicle; rather, one’s office consists of a collection of mobile electronic devices such as a laptop, a BlackBerry, PDA, and a cellphone,” Ms. Gurley said in prepared remarks.
She said the searches meant that “you may find yourself effectively locked out of your office indefinitely.”
Ms. Gurley said a concern was the lack of published regulations explaining what happened to data when it was seized and who had access to it."
Sig Heil!
How dare you question the secrecy of those who "protect" you?
