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Surveillance vote in house imminent, EFF's call for actionBoing Boing

The EFF's Tim Jones says,

On Tuesday, the US Senate approved a bill that would grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that illegally spied on millions of Americans' private communications.

The fight is not over yet; the bill must be ratified by the House before it becomes law. This means the votes cast by your Congresscritter in the next couple days will likely be our last chance to hold the telecoms accountable and discover the full extent of the Bush administration's lawbreaking.

Phone or email them now!

Link to more info.

Previously on Boing Boing:
* Senate votes to immunize telecoms over domestic spying

Full post as published by IP Law Daily on February 14, 2008 (boomark / email).