The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a draconian bill that will make all of us significantly less safe – from the prying eyes of our own government. Not only does this bill allow the government to record all international phone calls and data messages that cross the US border, it gives the big telecommunications companies immunity for their prior illegal acts.
Senators Feingold and Dodd are standing up for the Constitution. They have delayed the vote on this bill until after the upcoming holiday. Here is a recent interview with Feingold.
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security is seizing laptops and memory cards at the border and making mirror image copies – without a warrant and without probable cause.
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