As they should. It's not the facts, but the seriousness of the charges :)
> Looks like the legislative branch is asking questions ... > > Phone, Cable Executives Queried In Government Surveillance Probe > By DIONNE SEARCEY > Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL > January 23, 2006 11:20 a.m. > > The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is seeking > information from 20 phone, cable and Internet company executives about > whether they provided information to the federal government for a > secret domestic surveillance program. > > Michigan Democratic Rep. John Conyers, a leading critic of President > Bush's surveillance program, sent a letter Friday to the chief > executives of the Bell phone companies such as Verizon Communications > Inc. and AT&T Inc., wireless companies such as Cingular Wireless and > cable companies including Comcast Corp., as well as Google Inc. and > Yahoo Inc., among others. > > "I write to inquire whether your company has allowed the federal > government to eavesdrop on customer communications through your > facilities or has turned over customer records when not compelled to > do so by law," Rep. Conyers wrote in the letter. > > Rep. Conyers, who along with other Democrats on the Judiciary > Committee, held a forum related to the surveillance program last week, > is seeking to know detailed information about what types of > communications, if any, were monitored and whether customers were > notified as well as whether the companies provided the government with > access to the companies' hardware and software. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193856 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
