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Hippo_Tron

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Fri Dec-14-07 11:46 PM
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Why did the telecom companies cooperate with Bush's warrantless wiretaps in the first place?

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This is the one part of the telecom immunity thing that I can't figure out. Everything I've learned in pretty much any econ class I've ever taken says that business HATE to reveal information about their clients. It's a huge liability and it may mean that they lose business. So why did they comply?

Were they coerced by Bush or did they just comply voluntarily?

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