Fwd: Specter plans bill to speed dictatorship

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Jul 15, 2006 9:48 AM

Specter plans bill to speed dictatorship

 

 

 

 

" Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter said today that he

has negotiated a proposed bill with the White House regarding the

NSA's illegal spying program. While the final bill is not public, a

draft of the bill obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

is a sham compromise that would cut off meaningful legal review --

sweeping current legal challenges out of the traditional court system

and failing to require court review or congressional oversight of any

future surveillance programs.

 

" 'This so-called compromise bill is not a concession from the White

House -- it's a rubber stamp for any future spying program dreamed up

by the executive,' said EFF Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston. 'In

essence, this bill threatens to make court oversight of electronic

surveillance voluntary rather than mandatory.' "

 

Full story at:

http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_07.php#004824