Court Orders White House to Disclose Telecom Ties

rgiskard01 writes "Glenn Greenwald is reporting at Salon.com on a win for the EFF, in the battle for clarity regarding the telecom surveillance scandal. A federal judge ordered the Bush administration yesterday to accede to the EFF's Freedom of Information Act request. Assuming the White House follows the court order, they would have to make public their lobbying ties to the telecoms industry. 'These disclosures will reveal ... which members of Congress McConnell and other Bush officials privately lobbied. As an argument of last resort, the administration even proposed disclosing these documents on December 31 so that -- as EFF pointed out -- the information would be available only after Congress passed the new FISA bill. The court rejected every administration claim as to why it should not have to disclose these records.'" Greenwald goes on to argue that the order should be leveled against Senators as well, to get a sense of who else is in Ma Bell's pocket.

Comments

Yeah! EFF Go For It!

[curmudgeon99]

Some good news for a god-damn change. This is great. Hold the Bushies to the fire--make them sweat--let all their high crimes and misdemeanors come to light. Light the torches and throw the ropes over the trees--it's time to get jiggy with W.

Tell the EFF to Stuff It

[tjstork]

Just on general principal, Bush should not give into these people. It's a bunch of leftists looking to drag down a political rival, and one wonders, who exactly does the EFF lobby?