Congress rolled over on FISA

It is my experience that the only people opposed to the new FISA laws are the criminals who stand to be caught and jailed thanks to this law. As for the writer of this piece, awwww, tooo bad. You don't get a chance to fleece a corporation out of millions of dollars by judicial blackmail. Boo hooo.

Richard @ 8:16 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

You should have stated "Our Democrtaic Congress stripped us ...". This bunch really do not value anything but they believe in everything. It is one of the reasons that even after the public threw out the Republicans en masse in 2006, the Democrats are still fighting for middle ground. There is every possibility that the Democrats even with a majority would always be struggling even against weak Republicans for polical office. In order to lead any team, the leaders must have some kind of core values. There has always been a void in the values of Democrats. They have none.

Danny Boy @ 7:29 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

I have just one thing to say to all the Bushbot sycophants who froth at the mouth with the same old tired diatribe of " it's no problem and stop whining" about wiretapping...if that is the case,you should have no problem registering your guns

GonzGunner @ 6:54 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

Rolled over on FISA? It is arguable the extent to which the current Supreme Court would even recognize a right of privacy. And though the FISA issue is important, the Congress has rolled over on every single policy issue critical to the nation's survival. We are in serious trouble. Yet, when you place the ignorant--Lord, even the slightly deranged would recognize that the effort of a Christian nation to control or occupy an Islamic one is doomed to failure--in positions of power, you end up with what you have. Nothing. Not a great nation or people. That is how fragile democracy is.

ron Manuto @ 6:46 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

I hope everyone in every state has checked how their senators and representatives voted, and vote all those out for condoning crime! Dems didn't even offer an alternative for Feinstein at the primary. The whole party has been bought off!

Laura @ 5:10 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

Does the new FISA and the general knowledge that phone and internet communications are "tapped" extinguish the "reasonable expectation of privacy?" In a legal sense are all phone calls and internet conversations public conversation? Perhaps we have lost more than most realize.

Draft Harry Reid 4 President @ 4:16 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

The goverment is a big group of friends that is getting rich off of the people and we cant do anything about it, unless we dont' elect anymore Dems or Rupublics any more and vote for regular people to run this nation. The only what we can give power back to the people is the have the peoplt run it, not rich greedy people.

Wake up people @ 3:41 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

I strongly agree. These crimes against the US people will never be redressed or even exposed. All Congresspersons who voted in favor of this have abandoned their oaths of office, to protect the Constitution and laws of the United States. The founding fathers would be aghast.

D.R. @ 2:13 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

This is corruption and certainly a coverup for impeachable crimes for Bushco and civil and criminal consequences for Telecoms. It is clear from the FISA bill who the patriots, those supporting the Constitution and rule of Law, and who are the war profiteers and warmongers/those who use War on T to gut our civil liberties. Defenders of this action and the enabling parties are traitors or enablers.

artforhumans @ 1:51 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

What makes any Obama supporter believe that he wouldn't have voted with Clinton, Biden, Dodd, Edwards et al on the Iraq "war" resolution? That's the only reason he is our candidate- Yet again- the Democratic party has chosen the least electable nominee and we'll all have to hold our noses if we vote for him- Hope super delegates realize that it's not too late- Well done is better than well said.

BB @ 12:26 PM PDT, Jul 14, 2008

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