« previous | TPM CAFÉ READER POSTS HOME | next »
Reviving the FISA Bill
Next year? Friendly president, majority Congress.
Laws are made to be changed.
Advertisement
- TPMCafe Book Club
Weeklong book discussions with authors and experts who read them. - House Brew
The daily grind of housekeeping, announcements and editors' picks. - Special Guests
Quick shots from big names and big brains. - Special Features
Discussions on pressing issues and trends. - Table For One
An expert pulls up a chair to make their case for a week. - The Coffee House
TPMCafe's regulars discuss it all. - Warren Reports
Elizabeth Warren and her law students on bankruptcy, debt and the law. - All Reader Posts
TPM readers know all and say all.
Subscribe to TPMCafe's feed.
Subscribe to TPMCafe's reader blog feed.
Comments (4)
Can you undo immunity, however?
June 26, 2008 11:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
No. And I'm pretty sure that the courts wouldn't let congress do that if they tried.
And heck, as anti-immunity as I am even I see it'd be unfair to tell people that they're off the hook one minute and that they're back on the hook the next. Not the kind of legal system any of us would really want.
June 26, 2008 11:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
Actually, the courts would probably not let Congress give the immunity either :)
I am not too concerned about that aspect, honestly. There are other ways to remedy their crimes. I think the wiretapping law itself is the far more important piece.
June 26, 2008 12:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Agreed, at least on the last point. (I don't trust the courts too much.)
June 26, 2008 1:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Post a Comment