From the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
EFF Obtains Records from Behind-the-Scenes Negotiations on Telecom Immunity
“Today the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) posted thousands of pages of records detailing behind-the-scenes negotiations between government agencies and Congress about providing immunity for telecoms involved in illegal government surveillance.

The documents include drafts of legislation and communications between Congress and the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) about amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). They were released as a result of litigation that started back in 2007, when Congress first debated granting immunity to the telecommunications companies for taking part in massive, unchecked surveillance of Americans’ telephone and Internet communications. EFF used the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to request information about communications between the DOJ, ODNI, Congress, and telecom lobbyists.

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The government has said it will continue to try to block the release of additional documents, including communications within the Executive Branch and records reflecting the identities of telecoms involved in lobbying for immunity.”

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This info was released November 12th but I didn’t find it until today. So the current administration and Democrat led Congress are trying to block the release of documents from the Bush administration? I don’t have punchlines for this shit anymore. Bleh.

I will say the EFF is a kick ass activist group. Why not join? Better still, why not give EFF memberships away as holiday presents if you celebrate? You can join here.

Posted by Vixen in News