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Klassic Kolbert: So You’re Living in a Police State
No Fact Zone — Hey, kids! I don’t know whether you’ve heard, but our wonderful, freedom-loving, principled and courageous Democratic-led Congress passed a FISA bill today. Among other things, this totally necessary and vital* bill gives the telecoms who complied with the Bush Administration’s illegal wiretapping orders complete civil immunity for their role in violating our civil rights (and President Bush can preemptively pardon the telecoms for any possible criminal liability before he leaves office). It also says that the President can request eavesdropping — no matter how illegal — and, so ...