[news] AT&T Whistleblower: Spy Bill Creates 'Infrastructure for a Police State'

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By Ryan Singel; June 27, 2008 - Wired Blog Network

Mark Klein, the retired AT&T engineer who stepped forward with the technical documents at the heart of the anti-wiretapping case against AT&T, is furious at the Senate's vote on Wednesday night to hold a vote on a bill intended to put an end to that lawsuit and more than 30 others...[Wednesday]'s vote by Congress effectively gives retroactive immunity to the telecom companies and endorses an all-powerful president. It’s a Congressional coup against the Constitution.  


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