[privacy] Shocker: Bush Threatens Veto of Eavesdropping Bill

[Gregory Hicks]

> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:27:36 -0400 (EDT)
> From: rms at computerbytesman.com
> To: privacy at whitestar.linuxbox.org
> Subject: Re: [privacy] Shocker: Bush Threatens Veto of Eavesdropping Bill
> 
> Hmm, this situation reminds me a bit of this old movie:
> 
>    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_President's_Analyst
> 
> Bush is doing the bidding for the TPC.....

Don't you mean ".. of the TPC..."  I mean, I realize it is FOR TPC, but
still...

Regards,
Gregory hicks
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> Richard
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> > Via The Washington Post (AP).
> >
> > [snip]
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> > President Bush said Wednesday that he will not sign a new eavesdropping
> > bill if it does not grant retroactive immunity to U.S. telecommunications
> > companies that helped conduct electronic surveillance without court
> > orders.
> >
> > A proposed bill unveiled by Democrats on Tuesday does not include such a
> > provision. Bush, appearing on the South Lawn as that measure was taken up
> > in two House committees, said the measure is unacceptable for that and
> > other reasons.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > More:
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/10/AR2007101001047.html
> >
> > - - ferg

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