[RP TownTalk] Md senator helps pass Telecom immunity

[Alan Thompson and Sarah Wayland]

On Feb 17, 2008, at 2:30 AM, Roland Walker wrote:
> It's fun, but I don't want to keep this going forever.  Surely we are
> already boring people.

Yep.  Agreed.  But I'm not shutting up yet ;-)

> I must point out that many, many, many did argue that the Judicial
> Branch had no business there.

Not the current US Supreme Court, though (they could have rejected  
Padilla's case outright, rather than sending it to another court for  
consideration).  And the Administration was worried enough that they  
transferred Padilla's case to civilian court, so I don't think THEY  
were so sure, either.

Some people (I'm pretty sure you are in this group from your earlier  
statements) think that everything the telecoms (and the  
administration) did was legal and authorized under Article 2.  I'm  
not so sure -- I would like the courts to review what happened, since  
I (and you) don't even KNOW what happened, exactly, we just have a  
few hints of it.  Congress has the power to stop that legal review  
(we agree on this, I think).  I don't want them to, and let my  
representatives know my opinion.

I continue to encourage everyone, regardless of their opinion on this  
issue, to share it with their Senators and Representative.  I hope  
that you agree that is a good idea.

Regards,

Alan