Personal Privacy, FISA, and The Phone Company

“Personal privacy is protected because it is essential to liberty and the pursuit of happiness” – Frank Church, 1976 Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) just defeated an attempt to pass the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) which would have provided immunity to telecommunications companies who cooperated with the Bush administration’s secret wiretapping program. But the bill …

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Junk Mail Received During the 2007 Elections

The 2007 election system has come and gone. Whew, I’m glad that’s over! Now I can sit back and wait a few months for the 2008 election process to start. What? Oh yeah, it started even before the 2007 elections were held. Sigh. During the 2007 election cycle, which included the Virginia state Senate, Delegate, …

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