Retroactive Immunity for Electronic Communication Service (ECS) providers

Issues: Expansion of Executive Power ; Human & Civil Rights & Liberties

AFJ applauds the courage of leaders in the House who are standing up to the Bush administration and urges Congress to pass the House-passed version of wiretapping legislation, the RESTORE Act, which refuses to give amnesty to phone companies for illegal conduct.  On the issue of illegal breaches of Americans' privacy, Congress must side with ordinary citizens, and not with telecommunications giants and an Administration dedicated to concealing its own misconduct.  Congress should refuse to undercut the judiciary and immunize illegal conduct at the behest of the White House.

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