Why We Oppose Telecom Immunity

The Wall Street Journal. no bastion of progressive ideas or editorials, published an article today READ HERE about NSA's domestic spying.

Look what NSA collects on YOU right now!

Emails
Internet Searches
Phone calls [cell and land lines]
Bank Accounts
Credit Card Use
Air passenger information

And do you know why they think this is okay? Because if you post on MySpace - you clearly want the government to spy on you and you care not an iota for your own privacy.

Donald Kerr, the deputy director of national intelligence, told a conference of intelligence officials in October that the government needs new rules. Since many people routinely post details of their lives on social-networking sites such as MySpace, he said, their identity shouldn't need the same protection as in the past. Instead, only their "essential privacy," or "what they would wish to protect about their lives and affairs," should be veiled, he said, without providing examples.

Given this, the whole FISA discussion should be off the table until more is known about what the government is doing with the cooperation of the telecom companies.

Yea for the "pesky bloggers"

Remember when Nancy Pelosi told bloggers that she supported Wynn?

Though crediting activists for their "passion," Pelosi called it "a waste of time" for them to target Democrats. "They are advocates," she said. "We are leaders."

Well she is no longer a leader I respect. And ditto Harry Reid until a few hours ago when he tabled the FISA bill debate until after the Senate winter recess. While it is good he listened to and read the many phone calls and emails he got - why did he not lead on this issue before - why did he wait until he figuratively got hit on the head with it? He knew that the shrub had lied - he knew that this illegal wire tapping started BEFORE Sept 11, 2001 - in fact it started soon after the shrub was elected. And now mr 24% wants to retroactively immunize those telecoms that listened to you and me - and are still listening.

If I know that and the New York Times knows that - why did Harry Reid seem to not know it?

So keep up the pressure on all members of Congress - until they start listening to the people [and not illegally :-) ] - and stop listening to the money!