Alliance Formed To Combat FISA Compromise


	Alliance Formed To Combat FISA Compromise

RiotRanger

6-21-2008 6:28 AM

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wire-tap, democrats, compromise, fisa-courts, neocons, government, activists, liberty, freedom

RiotRanger says:

The ACLU, Ron Paul supporters and civil liberty activists join forces to combat the latest version of the wiretap bill.

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6-21-2008 4:02 PM

ratilfar

I hope the Senators have the courage to filibuster this hideous bill as they did last time, because voting against it will not be enough.

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