Stop Retroactive Immunity for Telecoms!!!!

This week the Senate will be voting on FISA reform legislation that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies.I found this from http://www.crooksandliars.com today. US Senator Christopher Dodd is going to Filibuster this bill
Please read below:
The New York Times Reports that the telecom companies are aiding the govt in domestic eavesdropping

"The N.S.A.’s reliance on telecommunications companies is broader and deeper than ever before, according to government and industry officials, yet that alliance is strained by legal worries and the fear of public exposure.

To detect narcotics trafficking, for example, the government has been collecting the phone records of thousands of Americans and others inside the United States who call people in Latin America, according to several government officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the program remains classified. But in 2004, one major phone carrier balked at turning over its customers’ records. Worried about possible privacy violations or public relations problems, company executives declined to help the operation, which has not been previously disclosed.

In a separate N.S.A. project, executives at a Denver phone carrier, Qwest, refused in early 2001 to give the agency access to their most localized communications switches, which primarily carry domestic calls, according to people aware of the request, which has not been previously reported. They say the arrangement could have permitted neighborhood-by-neighborhood surveillance of phone traffic without a court order, which alarmed them." (Emphasis added)

Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) Call (202) 224-4744 You can go here instead
It is unclear whether or not this Senator opposes Dodd's Filibuster

Encourage them to declare their support by using the following example text when you call:

"I'm calling to find out if the Senator will be joining Chris Dodd in opposition to legislation that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies. Please pass my request to the Senator that he/she reconsider this position and instead stand up for the Constitution and the rule of law alongside Chris Dodd."

Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA) Call (202) 224-6324 or go here

Specter, Arlen (R-PA) Call (202) 224-4254 or go here

You also can Email the Senate and ask that they vote against any legislation that includes retroactive immunity for telecoms. You can go to the Chris Dodd website now

VICTORY!

Bill has been postponed till Jan 2008!!!!!