Senate Passes Telecom Immunity Bill

zehnra writes "The U.S. Senate this afternoon passed the FISA Amendments Act, broadly expanding the president's warrantless surveillance authority and unconstitutionally granting retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in the president's illegal domestic wiretapping program. The House of Representatives passed the same bill last month, and President Bush is expected to sign the legislation into law shortly." The New York Times has a story, as does the Associated Press (carried here by Yahoo!). Reader Guppy points out the roll call for the vote.

Comments

OBAMA: YEA CLINTON: NAY

[pulse2600]

HAHAHAHA Obama votes against a large portion of his supporter's will, both expanding surveillance and providing immunity to large corporations from criminal lawsuits! HAHAHAHA There's your change! How do you like your precious Obama now???

Re:"Obama (D-IL), Yea"

[snl2587]

So then you're voting for McCain? And keep in mind that in this race, voting for a third party is voting for McCain.

If you vote against Obama and McCain wins, I do not want to see you complaining. Just like I have no sympathy for the people who voted for Bush again just because they didn't like Kerry as a person.

Re:Not a single Republican voted Nay

[Anonymous Coward]

I like it a lot! This is and has always been directed at foreign surveillance. I would like to know what Bin Laden said when he calls his buddy in Cleveland next week, wouldn't you.

Re:Remember in November.

[ArsonSmith]

Remember when you vote, Obama voted for this, McCain did not.

Re:Whew, your telcos are safe.

[c6gunner]

Anybody paying attention for the last four years knows that McCain has become a puppet to the exact same people that Bush works for

Time to adjust your tinfoil helmet, dude.

Re:Whew, your telcos are safe.

[paulgrant]

Don't confuse that with the entire party? What are you dumb, they passed it. your presidential nominee APPROVED IT.
FUCK THE SPINELESS DEMOCRATIC PARTY. FUCK THE FASCIST REPUBLICANS. I'll vote for a damn log before anybody smacking of
their ideologies gets my vote again. Fuck the rich, fuck the poor, non-existent welfare government and no
military-industrial complex is the only thing that gets my vote henceforth.

Re:Whew, your telcos are safe.

[CycoChuck]

That in if Obama (of as I call him O'DumbDumb) wins that we will see real change. We'll be more Communist than mother Russia could of ever dreamed of back in the days of Stalin.