John Dean sees a possible opening in the FISA bill
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Keith Olbermann: “If this gets in through the Senate there’s no way to get it out again, is there? I mean, the history of this nation in terms of lost civil liberties is pretty bad about restoring them.”
John Dean: “Well I spent a lot of time reading that bill today and it’s a very poorly drafted bill. One of the things that is not clear is whether it’s not possible later to go after the telecoms for criminal liability. And that’s something Obama has said during this campaign he would do - unlike prior Presidents who come in and merely give their predecessor a pass, he said, ‘I won’t do that.’ And that might be why he’s just sitting by saying, ‘Well, I’m just gonna let this go through but that doesn’t mean I’m gonna give the telecom a pass.’ I would love it if he gets on the Senate floor and says, ‘I’m keeping that option open.’