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McCain’s Ties To Telecoms Questioned After Wiretapping Flip-Flop
By Ryan Singel June 09, 2008 | 4:24:57 PMCategories: NSAIf you’ve been wondering where all the telecom lobbyists went to lick their wounds after the House rejected retroactive immunity for wiretapping, the Electronic Frontier Foundation says it’s found a bunch of them smack dab in the middle of John McCain’s presidential campaign organization.
The group suggested Friday that the swell of current and former telecom lobbyists in the McCain camp might have something to do with the candidate’s recent reversal on the legality of warrantless wiretapping. His most recent position “reads a lot like the talking points that a telecom lobbyist might employ,” writes EFF senior staff attorney Kurt Opsahl.
McCain has long supported amnesty for telecoms who cooperated with Bush’s warrantless domestic spying, but until recently questioned the legality of the program. After zig-zagging on the issue over the last few weeks, he eventually settled on a position nearly identical to President Bush’s — that presidential war-making powers trump the law when it comes to warrantless wiretapping.
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http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/mccains-ties-to.html
