Specter's Bill Contains Amnesty Provision
The Washington Post, evidently, was right. Arlen Specter's new bill does have an amnesty provision in it.
I found out about this over at ChezLark, which had a link to a copy of the new bill from Unclaimed Territory.
Here is the bill. Ohh, you're gonna love this.
On page 26 of the bill, you can find the amnesty provision:
This means that this covers any wiretapping done since 1978, including the NSA warrantless wiretapping program. Which means that if this bill gets passed into law, the government will get away with tracking our phone calls.
The bill also has this little tidbit:
ChezLark has more details on this, and I encourage you to go there and read about it.
In the meantime, I must ask something of you, dear reader.
Take a few minutes out of your time today, find your senator or representative online and send them an email. Or better yet, go out, get a stamp and some envelopes and some paper, and write them a letter. Tell them about this bill, tell them not to pass it, tell them to stand against it.
No, I'm not simply saying this out of principle, I am serious. If this bill gets passed, there's nothing stopping this administration or any other administration from being able to spy on us to the extent that they have. They'll just get away with the injustices they have done to our privacy, scot-free. After this, who knows what else they could do?
Our congressmen are supposed to serve us, not sit idly by while things like this happen. You, as their constituent, as their potential voter -- you can take a stand, you can tell them your stories, you can say how this affects you, you can still make them stop this.
I beg of you, please try.
I found out about this over at ChezLark, which had a link to a copy of the new bill from Unclaimed Territory.
Here is the bill. Ohh, you're gonna love this.
On page 26 of the bill, you can find the amnesty provision:
(2) RETROACTIVE EFFECT. - The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall be construed to have the same effective date as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
This means that this covers any wiretapping done since 1978, including the NSA warrantless wiretapping program. Which means that if this bill gets passed into law, the government will get away with tracking our phone calls.
The bill also has this little tidbit:
"Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the constitutional authority of the President
to gather foreign intelligence information or monitor the activities and communications of any person reasonably believed to be associated with a foreign enemy of the United States."
ChezLark has more details on this, and I encourage you to go there and read about it.
In the meantime, I must ask something of you, dear reader.
Take a few minutes out of your time today, find your senator or representative online and send them an email. Or better yet, go out, get a stamp and some envelopes and some paper, and write them a letter. Tell them about this bill, tell them not to pass it, tell them to stand against it.
No, I'm not simply saying this out of principle, I am serious. If this bill gets passed, there's nothing stopping this administration or any other administration from being able to spy on us to the extent that they have. They'll just get away with the injustices they have done to our privacy, scot-free. After this, who knows what else they could do?
Our congressmen are supposed to serve us, not sit idly by while things like this happen. You, as their constituent, as their potential voter -- you can take a stand, you can tell them your stories, you can say how this affects you, you can still make them stop this.
I beg of you, please try.
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