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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:36 AM Original message |
Seeking legal opinion: If the telephone companies do not get the retroactive immunity they want |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Why do they need it anyway? |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You're getting a cage? Wardens pet! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. They DID do something possibly illegal--I'm not sure the wiretapping |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Trouble for this administration? The thought of it makes me all warm and fuzzy. n/t |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. And, if they didn't do anything wrong, why do they worry? |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Judging from how adamant Bush is on getting retroactive immunity for them, it's obvious |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Wouldn't that be refreshing? P.S. Go, Sox!!!! |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
3. Probably not. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Bush's tag line to Verizon: DO YOU FEAR ME NOW? nt |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. LOL! Exactly. n/t |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Thanks! n/t |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
5. My amateur opinion, no. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. That's what I feared. nt |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
7. no |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. The term is "Sovereign Immunity" The government cannot be sued unless it consents to be sued. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 01:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Thank you for that info. And, of course, I have no doubt that Bush would consent to be sued |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. The Constitution says no ex post facto laws shall be passed. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Wow! So then, how can they even consider passing what Bush is requesting? |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. Nobody knows who is being wire tapped and who isn't. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Subpoena power? n/t |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-12-07 06:56 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Yeah, we see how well the subpeonas are working now |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-12-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. And whatever happened to Condoleezzzzzzza's? Someone's sleeping on the job. |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-12-07 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
22. Short answer: Nope. Three layers of problems. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-12-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Thanks for the explanation. nt |
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