First, I'd like to say: AAAARRRGGGGHHHHHH!!! You turn your head for a minute, and those wily politicians slip bad things by. According to The Guardian, our wonderful US Senate has decided to pass a bill granting telecom companies immunity for any role that they may have played in the warrantless wiretapping debacle.
Here are the core reasons why this is absolutely, totally moronic, irresponsible, and down-right stupid (not to mention a threat to national security, thank you very much - transparency limits corruption, which protects the foundations of this country):
1) If the telecom companies didn't do anything wrong, then they don't need immunity.
2) With immunity, people cannot sue, meaning discovery cannot be performed, meaning this super-secret, likely highly illegal program cannot be uncovered, meaning that the felons in the White House cannot be held accountable for their blatant violations of the law and US Constitution.
3) If telecoms did do something illegal, then they need to be held accountable for their spineless acquiescence to the illegal demands of the corrupt Bush administration.
Fortunately, time is still left to make this right! The House version of the bill does not contain telecom immunity. As such, the House and Senate must develop a compromise bill in committee, and then pass it by both houses of Congress.
I urge you to contact your Senators and Representative and demand that they not make this fatal decision. Hold your elected officials responsible!
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