Administration Succeeds In Delaying The Release Of Telco Lobbying On Immunity
from the transparency-is-good-in-theory... dept
So much for that new Obama administration "transparency" claim, huh? After three unsuccessful attempts at stalling a court order to release documents concerning who lobbied for telco immunity in warrantless wiretapping lawsuits, the administration has succeeded in its fourth attempt, delaying the release of the documents at least until next year. Of course, by the time this is decided, it should be long after Congress is done debating the whole warrantless wiretapping issue... so that's convenient. I'm still trying to figure out who or what the administration is trying to shield. It seems pretty obvious that the telcos would lobby for immunity, so that's not revealing much. So what's so important to keep secret?Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Filed Under: immunity, obama administration, telcos, transparency, warrantless wiretapping
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just sad
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That new Obama administration
Still don't see why he doesn't want this to come out?
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Re: That new Obama administration
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Yep.
We'd be in the same situation regardless of elected president.
Out of those TWO, yes. That's why I didn't vote for either one of them.
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Transparency
Yeah, transparency is great, as long as it's optional, huh?
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6409721/Barack-Ob ama-sees-worst-poll-rating-drop-in-50-years.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northame rica/usa/
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Not surprised
The truly sad thing here is people actually believed Obama would be different. They are all the same, they are politicians.
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surprised? no.
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Re: surprised? no.
Which is what kept me from voting for him, for two reasons.
First, the bill itself was immoral, in my opinion, and he voted for it.
Second, he stated that he was against it, but then he turned around and voted for it. That told me that he would say one thing, but do another.
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not supprised, but still disapointed
If people really want a change, then start voting third party, that is the only thing that will scare the "two parties" in to actually working, and maybe we could start having some real choice in our elections.
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Re: not supprised, but still disapointed
Take away parties, and individual politicians have to work for their own image. They can offer their own ideas without worrying about "bucking" a party. Congress could discuss everything from the perspective of being a group of individuals with ideas, rather than "our team vs. their team." I know it this will never happen in my lifetime, though sadly, we had the opportunity. George Washington, in his Farewell Address, begged the nation not to adopt a party system. He predicted many of the political problems we have now. Maybe the next time, someone will get it right.
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COMMUNIST
Communists will divide and severely damage ANY country they seek to control. Look around you. Freedom is not anywhere in sight.
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