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Rep. Nadler Speaks Against FISA "Compromise" Legislation

Press Release

Date: June 20, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Technology and Communication Foreign Affairs


Rep. Nadler Speaks Against FISA "Compromise" Legislation

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties today spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act. The bill was adopted on a vote of 293 to 129.

"This bill is a fig-leaf, granting blanket immunity to the telecom companies for possibly illegal acts without allowing the courts to consider the facts or the law," said Rep. Nadler. "It abandons the Constitution's protections and insulates lawless behavior from legal scrutiny. I hope that the courts will find that, because the Constitutional rights of Americans have been violated, Congress' attempt to prevent court review is unconstitutional."


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