Legal Commentary

Leahy, Feingold Oppose Steny Surrender On FISA, Obama Silent

By Big Tent Democrat

Via mcjoan:

[Leahy]: I have said since the beginning of this debate that I would oppose a bill that did not provide accountability for this administration’s six years of illegal, warrantless wiretapping. This bill would dismiss ongoing cases against the telecommunications carriers that participated in that program without allowing a judicial review of the legality of the program.

[Feingold]: The proposed FISA deal is not a compromise; it is a capitulation. The House and Senate should not be taking up this bill, which effectively guarantees immunity for telecom companies alleged to have participated in the President’s illegal program, and which fails to protect the privacy of law-abiding Americans at home.

Obama: crickets . . .

Full post as published by TalkLeft on June 19, 2008 (boomark / email).