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Free Evenings and Weekends (The FISA Song)

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. July 11, 2008.
A new hit from Max and the Marginalized.

Following Public Outcry, Senate FISA Vote Postponed

True MajorityJune 26, 2008.
Congress thought granting immunity to phone companies that violate our rights was a good idea. Tens of thousands of their constituents disagreed.

Congress, Step Up and Start Defending the Constitution

Art Brodsky, Huffington Post. June 25, 2008.
The Democrats' capitulation on FISA is a triumph of Congressional self-importance over the guardianship of our Constitutional rights.

The New Surveillance Bill: The Worst of Both Worlds

Aziz Huq, The Nation. June 21, 2008.
On fundamental matters of privacy and accountability, the new FISA Amendments Act reduces the separation of powers to a check-the-box exercise.

Are Democrats Brokering a Backroom Deal on FISA?

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. May 1, 2008.
Is retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies imminent?

Why Is Bush Suddenly Ready to Make a Deal on FISA? Ask the House Democrats

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. April 1, 2008.
And what about telecom immunity?

House Passes New Surveillance Bill, Sans Telecom Immunity

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2008.
This is all very encouraging and a welcome example of congressional Democrats standing up to Bush on a matter of national security.

Bush Says Americans Must Thank Telecoms for Spying on Them, It's "Patriotic Service"

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. March 13, 2008.
All three networks carried President Bush’s address to the American public bashing the House’s compromise wiretapping legislation.

Bush Says Americans Should "Thank" the Telecoms for Illegally Spying on Them

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. March 4, 2008.
Bush is implying that Americans who oppose telecom immunity are unpatriotic.

George Bush Is Engaged in an Epic Battle to Cover His Ass

Allan Uthman, Buffalo Beast. March 1, 2008.
Bush's showdown with the Dems in Congress over granting telecoms immunity for spying has big implications.

Senate Showdown: Feingold Says "I Really Do Disagree" With Reid on FISA

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 24, 2008.
Sen. Dodd, who left the presidential campaign trail to threaten a FISA filibuster, appears ready to follow through on the filibuster inclination.

Is John Edwards Really a Fighter? He Needs to Prove It on Telecom Immunity

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 23, 2008.
Edwards should challenge his rivals Obama and Clinton to go back to Washington, DC and fight against retroactive immunity for the telecoms.

Why Did Harry Reid Pull the Telecom Bill?

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 18, 2007.
Maybe it's time for him to give up the Senate leadership to someone else. Someone like...Chris Dodd.

Feinstein Buckles to Grassroots Pressure, FISA Bill Passes Without Telecom Immunity

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 16, 2007.
Howie Klein: Bush's main Democratic ally on the Senate Judiciary Committee, grudgingly voted for a bill that doesn't allow for retroactive immunity.