Sen. Dodd Vows Fight Against Telecom Immunity
October 24, 2007, 8:44pm
Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut is leading the charge against a proposal to grant telecommunications companies retroactive immunity for helping the Bush administration spy on terrorist suspects without first getting warrants. The Democratic presidential candidate has vowed to filibuster a bill with such language if necessary.
Dodd explained his opposition to telecom immunity today in a live chat on the blog Firedoglake. He answered questions in the chat via a live video feed from Iowa, the home of the first presidential caucus.
Dodd criticized Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee for joining Republicans last week in backing retroactive immunity for telecom firms that disclosed information about their customers. He praised the firms that Qwest Communications International that reportedly refused to help the administration without warrants.
“I just find that shocking and reprehensible,” he said of the firms that participated in the spying efforts. “This is yet one further beat of the drumbeat that’s going on here with this administration to trample on the constitutional rights of Americans.”
Categories: Connecticut, Technology, Sen. Christopher Dodd, Civil Liberties, Terrorism, Christopher Dodd, Intelligence
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