1.0 link 85136 <![CDATA[The Senate Should Say "No" to Telecom Immunity]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-merkley/the-senate-should-say-no-_b_85136.html Since 9/11, there's been a consistent collision in the United States between fighting terrorism and protecting the civil liberties of American citizens both through law and through judicial oversight.

That collision moves into stark contrast this week with the U.S. Senate's vote on the extension of the Protect America Act (PAA). The PAA was put into place last year as an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, also known as FISA.

For the last several years, telecommunications companies...

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