Vincent Arnold

Looks like today’s topic is privacy…

Letter to President Bush stating that Congressman Reyes, who is Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, will not backdown in the fight to allow retroactive immunity for the telecommunications industry while they assisted the government in recent incidents of warrantless wiretapping.

Congressman Silvestre Reyes, D-TX, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent the following letter to President George W. Bush today regarding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The text of the letter is below:

President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:

The Preamble to our Constitution states that one of our highest duties as public officials is to “provide for the common defence.” As an elected Member of Congress, a senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, I work everyday to ensure that our defense and intelligence capabilities remain strong in the face of serious threats to our national security.

Because I care so deeply about protecting our country, I take strong offense to your suggestion in recent days that the country will be vulnerable to terrorist attack unless Congress immediately enacts legislation giving you broader powers to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans’ communications and provides legal immunity for telecommunications companies that participated in the Administration’s warrantless surveillance program.

Full Text: Reyes

This entry was posted on Friday, February 15th, 2008 at 7:49 pm and is filed under Privacy.