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Domestic spying lawsuit targets Bush, Cheney, NSA

rawstory.com — Privacy advocates are trying to shut down the US government's "shadow network of surveillance devices" used to spy on its citizens with a lawsuit aimed at President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, the National Security Agency and dozens of current and former government officials.

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  • dreamtiger, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4Makes sense to go after the source:

    FTA - Plaintiffs who had been pursuing a suit against AT&T have shifted their focus to government officials to circumvent Congress's grant of immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in Bush's warrantless wiretapping program. A class action lawsuit was filed Thursday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is continuing to pursue its case against AT&T.

    "Today we've opened a second front in our battle to stop the NSA's illegal surveillance," EFF attorney Kevin Bankston told reporters during a conference call Thursday.
  • sullivanst, on 09/19/2008, -0/+3I believe FISA states that everyone involved in ordering, perpetrating or benefitting from FISA breaches is accountable, so this absolutely makes sense.

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