Bush presses Congress on surveillance bill

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Brian McConnell

President makes case at news conference, cites al-Qaida threat

MSNBC News Services
updated 8:15 a.m. PT, Thurs., Feb. 28, 2008

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday pressed Congress to give telecommunications companies legal immunity for helping the government eavesdrop after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Speaking at a White House news conference, Bush continued a near-daily effort to prod lawmakers into passing his version of a law to make it easier for the government to conduct domestic eavesdropping on suspected terrorists’ phone calls and e-mails. He says the country is in more danger now that a temporary surveillance law has expired.

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2 Responses to “Bush presses Congress on surveillance bill”

  1. jposty, on February 28th, 2008 at 4:04 pm Said:

    Really hope the house stands its ground on this issue… I want to know exactly what the telecoms did before they were legally allowed to do with it. I want it explicitly stated that they may not under the FISA act engage in any domestic surveillance what so ever.

    -James
    http://www.thepoliticus.org

  2. gospelnous, on February 28th, 2008 at 5:12 pm Said:

    The Senate appears to favor retroactive protection of the telecom companies. The Act’s (S 1927) expiration though, could serve effective notice that Congress is finally drawing a line in respect to Bush exercising the power to circumvent his Constitutional authority.

    This might be the first step in restoring a Democratic Republic to moderate the threat of imposed lawlessness, so many of us have come to dread.

    -brian

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