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Feb 14 Chilton WI Listening Session Report
Feb 14 2009, 5:03 PM EST
From the Senator Feingold listening session. I was the last of 72 people in the room and so did not get close enough to video. I did talk to staff and we are free to video at any listening session. If we want to make a video exclusive of the session, we have to make arrangements with staff during press time prior to the meeting...they encouraged us to do so.Regarding FISA: Senator Feingold is hoping that FISA will be clarified through the courts, but if it is not, favors introducing legislation to protect communications of US citizens. His example was that when he gets Blackberry messages from his daughter in London or if a soldier texts from overseas, all the content goes to government monitoring agencies,,,,,"and that's just not the America we want." I am not sure if any cases pending (ACLU?). If we had model legislation, he would look at it. Jean 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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1. RE: Feb 14 Chilton WI Listening Session Report
Feb 14 2009, 6:06 PM EST
Great info, Jean! I'll cut-and-paste to a comment on Harry's report on the listening session at http://getfisaright.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/hearting-feingold-in-fond-du-lac/ ...EFF and ACLU both have cases pending. EFF's was argued at the District court in December before Judge Walker; not sure when he'll rule. Then there are likely to be appeals. Excellent suggestion on model legislation. We'll change the "What does it mean to "get FISA right"" series to hav this focus. Whew, glad we held off on launching it :-) 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Sallijane |
2. RE: Feb 14 Chilton WI Listening Session Report
Mar 18 2009, 8:12 PM EDT
I will go to the wordpress site to find this. Do we know how to track progress on these two cases? That's probablly a stupid question, the EFF and ACLU sites must have info, but if we could assemble them in one place it would be easier on us "overextended" <g> folks (health-care reform, FISA, bailout and recovery oversight, etc., etc.)!
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