White House readies phone-tap case concession

[kpete]

Source: Politico

The Obama administration may be on the verge of a major concession in a long-running legal battle over records about so-called telecom immunity.

An email obtained by POLITICO shows that the Obama Administration is preparing for the possible release of some details of the Bush Administration’s lobbying for legislation giving telecommunications companies immunity from lawsuits over their involvement in warrantless domestic wiretapping.

But even if they do release those details, the administration may press on with a legal battle to keep secret the identities of the companies involved in the program.

On Thursday, the White House Counsel’s Office told lawyers for Congress about the decision and agreed to provide lawmakers and their staffs with copies of the records being prepared for release in connection with a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by an internet-focused civil liberties group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, House legal counsel Irv Nathan wrote in an e-mail to House leaders.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28364.html

[sinkingfeeling]

1. ".. keep secret the identities of the companies involved"? Do we now have hundreds or thousands of

long distance phone companies?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. The list is much shorter if limited to who didn't trample the constitution.

Let's see, Qwest...I'm running out of names fast!

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. I got a market research call about telephone companies

and it was real clear that the research was checking out opinions of AT&T.
I kept rating AT&T as an "F", and finally there was a question that allowed comments, so I
commented on the AT&T tele-spying.
Poor Guy doing the questions had a hard time sticking to the script.

[gimama]

4. goood on YOU!

note: I am REAL impressed with CREDO Mobile, who donates to Progressive causes & promotes PEACE & Humanitarian VALUES. Love it!

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Thank you. Older I get, the mouthier I get.

I will keep Credo Mobile in mind.
Unfortunately, Mr. D. went and got himself a AT&T Blackberry mobile , without mentioning it to me.
However, I refuse to call him on the damn thing, and refused their offer, to him, of a second cell for me.
I do point out about once a week that he is providing comfort and money to the enemy.
I do this by email. :evilgrin: