wondering everyones thoughts on this Options

[UNDEAD 1]

im split on this one,something tells me our gov will take advantage of this down the road.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071218/pl_nm/...u9leqt1OD0E1vAI

[steel]

Surveillance to protect the US is not the sticking point in the debate over the legistative proposals. The "line in the sand" is whether or not to give retroactive immunity to telephone companies which have been participating in the government's warrantless wiretaps.

But, the phone companies already could not be held liable for their participation since surely they can show that the gov't gave them some written documentation compelling their cooperation.

The thing is, whatever that written documentation is, THAT is the problem. It would most probably have been drafted by AG Alberto Gonzales' office, and whatever it says that showed the warrantless wiretapping as legal, was not true.

And that's why the president is demanding that the phone companies be immune from lawsuits. Because when the phone companies produced their documentation for the warrantless wiretaps, it would be the administration and the justice department who would be in trouble.

[HammaTime]

Surveillance to protect the US is not the sticking point in the debate over the legistative proposals. The "line in the sand" is whether or not to give retroactive immunity to telephone companies which have been participating in the government's warrantless wiretaps.

But, the phone companies already could not be held liable for their participation since surely they can show that the gov't gave them some written documentation compelling their cooperation.

The thing is, whatever that written documentation is, THAT is the problem. It would most probably have been drafted by AG Alberto Gonzales' office, and whatever it says that showed the warrantless wiretapping as legal, was not true.

And that's why the president is demanding that the phone companies be immune from lawsuits. Because when the phone companies produced their documentation for the warrantless wiretaps, it would be the administration and the justice department who would be in trouble.

Brilliant analysis Steel!

I'm really enjoying these discussions. Keep the coming everyone!