Ask your senator to vote against HR 6304 (right now please. thanx)

[netmouse]

To quote Novapsyche's post, there is still time to call your Senators regarding the capitulation on FISA (aka, the evisceration of the 4th Amendment).

The bill is H.R. 6304 and i have seen it described as a confirmation of the legal king model of government since it basically protects people (in this case, telecommunication companies) from being prosecuted for illegal activities because the president asked them to do them.

I would prefer to live in a country where presidential fiat does not make it ok for people to break the law, especially regarding the privacy of citizens, and in order for that to be true, we need to defeat this bill. please call your senator now.

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[arkaycee.livejournal.com]

Regarding the Presidential Pardon; I don't know if it's amendable by Congress, but it's a lot better politically for the President if he can convince Congress to do it so he doesn't have to.

I'm expecting a big likelihood though that W's last day in office is going to include a lot of pardoning. I'm wondering if some of the higher-ups will get the Ford-to-Nixon type pardon wherein they've not really been tried and found guilty yet, but more of a blanket "get-out-of-jail-for-whatever-you-did" card.