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rkossik |
Congressional candidates position statement on telecom immunity!
Jul 1 2008, 6:50 PM EDT
I went to congressional candidate Darcey Burner's web site to contribute after hearing the news about her house fire. While I was there, I discovered a position paper authored by her and none other congressional candidates that sets a clear standard in opposition to the current FISA/immunity abomination (and the accompanying rationalizations.)The section on "Restore Transparency and Accountability" includes this position statement: [P]rovide standing for civil actions for declaratory and injunctive relief to persons who refrain from electronic communications through fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes. These candidates are advocating the right to use civil actions as a remedy for the threat of illegal surveillance, in other words, the EXACT OPPOSITE of the position of the current FISA/immunity bill! Having such a clear position in writing makes me feel better, given the recent stampede of Democrats willing to support (or even advocating for) telecom immunity! http://burner.3cdn.net/20f4382dfab715f445_qvm6ibjk6.pdf 4 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you? |
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rkossik |
1. RE: Congressional candidates position statement on telecom immunity!
Jul 1 2008, 6:54 PM EDT
URL's apparently linkable on this wiki, but it should work if you copy and paste it into your browser:http://burner.3cdn.net/20f4382dfab715f445_qvm6ibjk6.pdf Darcey Burner's web site is here: http://www.darcyburner.com/ Do you find this valuable? |
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rkossik |
2. RE: Congressional candidates position statement on telecom immunity!
Jul 1 2008, 7:13 PM EDT
Correction: It is supposed to say "NINE other congressional candidates" not "NONE other candidates." Sorry about that!
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rkossik |
3. RE: Congressional candidates position statement on telecom immunity!
Jul 1 2008, 10:03 PM EDT
I made a "Resource" page about this here:http://get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com/page/Ten+Congressional+Candidates+Position+Statement+on+Civil++Remedies (Or go to the "Resources" section of the menu in the upper left hand corner.) Do you find this valuable? |
