Glenn Greenwald lays out the argument that FISA in its original mode has made it certain that the immunity of telecoms is not and cannot be enforced legally. Three Appeals Court judges have ruled pretty much along that line already. Very legal, well documented, this column is something it will take a constitutional legal mind to appreciate. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.