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March 14, 2008

House passes FISA legislation WITHOUT Telecom Immunity

By Amanda Lang

The House today passed an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by a vote of 213-197. The legislation "does not provide retroactive immunity for telecom companies but allows the courts to determine whether lawsuits should proceed." President Bush has threatened a veto.

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The House today passed an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by a vote of 213-197. The legislation "does not provide retroactive immunity for telecom companies but allows the courts to determine whether lawsuits should proceed." President Bush has threatened a veto.

Authors Bio:

OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.

Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.


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