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House Approves Extending the Warrantless Wiretapping Act

Posted by samzenpus on from the listen-up dept.

wiedzmin writes "The U.S. House of Representatives voted 301-118 today, in favor of extending the FISA Amendments Act until December 31st, 2017, effectively reauthorizing the broad electronic eavesdropping powers that largely legalized the George W. Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program."

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  1. Re:How's your by X0563511 · · Score: 4, Funny

    How do you think these dicks fund themselves? They hook up the Founding Fathers to some dynamos and sell the electricity.

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  2. And Obama will sign it...but only reluctantly by crazyjj · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's going to sign it...but he didn't mean to.

    He's going to fight for our civil rights next year. He promises. Honest.

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