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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 --- 60 days ago http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/07/bush-calls-on-congress-to-reject-f
| [JURIST] US President George W. Bush called on Congress Tuesday to reject amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that would deny telecom companies retroactive immunity for participating in the NSA warrantless surveillance program. In a letter sent to Senate Majority leader Harry Reid on Monday, Director of National Intelligence Jack McConnell and Attorney General Michael Mukasey said that they would recommend that Bush veto the legislation if it included the Bingaman amendment:Any amendment that would delay implementation of the liability protections in this manner is unacceptable. Providing prompt liability protection is critical to the national security. Accordingly, we, as well as the President's other senior advisors, will recommend that the President veto any bill that includes such an amendment.The Bingaman amendment would suspend telecom immunity pending a decision by the Inspector General on the legality of the warrentless wiretapping program. Two other proposals, the Dodd-Feingold-Leahy amendment and the Specter amendment, would also limit telecom immunity. EEF has more. Last month, the US House of Representatives passed a compromise version of a bill amending FISA and including a controversial provision granting retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in the NSA warrantless surveillance program. The bill also grants the FISA court authority to review a wider range of ... |
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