If you are not already doing so, it is time for you to start reading Glenn Greenwald. He writes trenchant and timely pieces about issues that I am always just about to step up and write about. Unfortunately, he seems to miss one important objection per post that someone not of his viewpoint would raise but it is really worthwhile to read his arguments as a starting-off point for discussion. The particular piece that got me writing this is his take on the FISA imbroglio up in the Congress right now.
I do not think that I have much to add beyond what Greenwald is putting out there (there are at least 3 pieces on the subject up) but it is important to America that industries not be granted immunity to suits against them for actions they took following orders from the president to break the law. Our society does not function that way and there are few opportunities to stand up and make that clear. This is one of them so please lobby your Congress-people not to let our country slide a bit further towards authoritarianism and a surveillance-state. The proper solution to this is to allow the telecommunications companies who provided private customer data to the government is to allow those companies to make the case that it was necessary or legal. The answer is not to grant them retroactive immunity to law suits.
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