Thursday, October 18, 2007

Phone companies Caught in The Middle: Refusing Congress

Dailytech has an interesting article about the phone companies refusal to hand over information to congress regarding wiretaps. They are caught in the battle between Congress and the Executive branch.Director of National Intelligence, Michael McConnell is pushing for immunity for the phone companies. While Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Democrats' No. 2 Senate leader, has vowed to fight giving these carriers immunity from due process of the law. It's interesting to read the thread of arguments for both sides in the comment section. If your head is not spinning by the time your finished.....

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