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L. Coyote

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Fri Aug-24-07 10:17 PM
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37. The disaster on the doorstep has to do with legal liability of the corporations that

Edited on Fri Aug-24-07 10:20 PM by L. Coyote

violated the law by providing and taking part in the illegal surveillance of US citizens. We, You and I, can take them to court and seek damages for violation of our constitutional rights. They stand to lose more than their net worth, by some accounts.

What is now sought is like the torture escape law, retroactive "forgive their sins" legislation precluding legal action for past crimes.

This is what the Protect America Act does going forward, but not backward!

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