Working Assets: "Protect us not ATT & Verizon"

[kelligesq]

From Working Assetts:

We've just learned that Senate leaders are now rushing to pass bad legislation -- legislation that gives retroactive immunity to telecom companies that helped the Bush Administration break the law and spy illegally on Americans. Will you contact your senators today and urge them to stop this legislation immediately?

Tell your senators to uphold their oath of office: no retroactive immunity and no warrantless wiretapping.

CREDO members have already sent over 68,000 emails to Senators Clinton, McCain, and Obama this week, asking them to say no to retroactive immunity and any laws that make it easier for the government to invade your privacy.

But now the fight is moving to the Senate floor. Bush and his allies have made it crystal clear that they will allow legislation designed to allow surveillance of terrorists to die unless that bill protects AT&T and Verizon. We need every senator possible to stand up against the Bush Administration and the telecom companies. Remind them once again to do their jobs, before they cravenly throw the rule of law out the window just because they're afraid of what their opponent's next attack ad will say.

This may be our last chance to stop warrantless wiretapping and retroactive immunity. Please take action today.

[midnight]

1. I wonder how the two senators who are running for president

will vote?

[Atman]

2. Is that a trick question?

Hillary will vote FOR it and say she hoped it wouldn't pass, and Obama will vote "present" and say he would have voted against it.

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[tkmorris]

5. LOL dayum, that is funny

Of course, it could also be said in fairness that:

Edwards would (if he could) vote for it, then apologize for his vote in 5 years and Kucinich would vote against it because it doesn't bring the troops in Iraq home by next Tuesday.

Not trying to belittle either one of those guys, I support both of them versus the other two, just trying to be fair.

[Greyhound]

3. I sympathize with your cause, but it is far too late.

Over the next few years we will see that there is only one choice left. Will you side with the corporations or will you side with The People?

[paul316]

4. Corporations Suck

Quite frankly I am sick of the corporations making money off us the little guys No To Retroactive Immunity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Greyhound]

6. Indeed they do, but most people are simply too stupid to see where this choice

inevitably leads, so they will opt for the perception of safety over their own freedom.

But hell, my back hurts and the drugs they gave me have put me into a dark mood...