Salon’s Article about the FISA “compromise” pretty much sums up what I’m thinking at the moment. That an overwhelmingly Democratic congress can’t seem to hold it’s ground against a president who has been a lame duck for almost two years now is astonishing to me.
Why retroactive immunity is a bad thing doesn’t take much intelligence to understand. If companies are allowed to break the law simply because the government asks them to it opens the door for unchecked government power. You can read the full text of the bill here.
Words cannot express how angry I am about this. This will absolutely affect my voting this November. I will be closely reviewing voting results for this bill, and I will vote accordingly. I will be sure to let my family and friends know about the voting as well.
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