Phone Companies Refuse to Give Congress Data on Spy Program

JohNNy1+4 writes "Several US telephone communications firms are refusing to answer the questions of a congressional panel about spying on American citizens. The panel is making an inquiry into Bush administration tactics in the years since 2001, but has been stymied by the administration's claim that releasing that information would be illegal. As a result Verizon, AT&T, and Qwest have declined to answer the panel's queries. '"Our company essentially finds itself caught in the middle of an oversight dispute between the Congress and the executive relating to government surveillance activities," AT&T Inc. General Counsel Wayne Watts said in a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee that was released today by the panel.'"

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Ah...Yes wiretapping

[BlowHole666]

While wiretapping is wrong. Both sides have done it. http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gop-targeting-clinton-on-phone-call-snooping-2007-10-16.html%5C

So Bush did not have warrants, neither did Clinton why does the congress not investigate every presidency back to Nixon?

Yes I am ready to be flamed on this one.

I am just saying both sides are guilty of doing this. The problem is Bush got caught. Now news is coming out that Clinton did the same thing. I am sorry justice, and the constitution for that matter, applies to both sides of the isle, Democrat and Republican.