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Änderung würde Spion-Prozesse, Amnestie auf Einfluß-schwebender Untersuchung setzen
Dienstag, den 8. Juli 2008
That report is already required in the larger bill, but it’s not due until next spring, far after the White House has a new inhabitant and long after the judge overseeing the anti-warrantless wiretapping program will have to dismiss the cases if the current bill is passed unmodified. The Bingaman amendment makes the simple argument that Congress should not handing out pardons without knowing what the pardons are for. Not surprisingly, the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General both told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) that if the bill were passed with the Bingaman amendment, they and other senior Bush advisors would recommend that the President veto it. “Continued delay in protecting those who provided assistance after September 11 will invariably be noted by those who may someday be called upon again to help the Nation,” DNI Michael McConnell and AG Michael Mukasey wrote Monday. “Any amendment that would delay implementation of the liablity protection is critical to the national security.” Critics, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, say preventing massive cooperation with a secret government surveillance operation that targets Americans is exactly the point of the suit. The government’s set-in-stone opposition does not surprise Kevin Bankston, an EFF attorney who specializes in surveillance law. “They want to finish up the last of the cover-up of the government’s? illegal, warrantless wiretapping program,” Bankston said. The Senate is set to begin debate on the bill Tuesday, though planned votes on the three pending amendments and the final bill will be Wednesday to allow senators to attend the funeral of former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) is scheduled to take to the Senate floor early evening Tuesday. His orations against telecom amnesty and wider spying powers stopped the bill cold in December and evince a passion rarely seen on the Senate floor. Have Your Say: Amendment Would Put Spy Lawsuits, Amnesty On Hold Pending Investigation Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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