The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (F.I.S.A) was created in 1978 in order to protect our civil liberties. F.I.S.A had in its provisions a $100 fine per person per day that could be charged to telecommunication companies for unwarrented spytaps. Spytaps that the Bush administration has placed on the American people. Now, with promises from our current presidential candidates for an investigation into this matter, the Senate has passed an admenment that gives this telecommunication companies immunity from this penality. It is, also, immportant to note that Sen. Clinton voted against this admenment while Sen. Obama voted for it and Sen. McCain did not vote.
Read the following article in the Washington post to learn more: Article
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