FISA Vote & Telecom Contributions
I've been saying for years that the Democrats and Republicans are 1 political party. Colluding in this monopoly. Special interests, and contributions.
The FISA Bill is a bill that should be watched.
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Telecom Donations Tied to FISA Vote
Tuesday 24 June 2008
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by: Mike Lillis, The Washington Independent
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) was one of the 94 out of 105 Democrats voting for a FISA bill granting telecoms retroactive immunity.
A new study by Maplight.org, a nonprofit campaign finance watchdog group, found that
lawmakers who voted in support of the wiretap deal averaged roughly twice the donations from the nation's leading telecoms over the last three years as those who voted against it.
(Photo: Lauren Victoria Burke / AP)
Supporters of the spying bill received twice the contributions as those against it.
When scores of House Democrats joined Republicans last week to reauthorize a controversial White House spying program, many critics attributed that support to election-year jitters. But as liberal voters continue to bash Democrats on the issue, some campaign finance reformers charge that
political contributions from the telecom industry, which benefited handsomely under the bill, probably also swayed votes.
In an analysis released Tuesday, Maplight.org, a nonprofit campaign finance watchdog group, found that
lawmakers voting Friday in support of the wiretap deal averaged roughly twice the donations from the nation's leading telecoms - Verizon, Sprint and AT&T - over the last three years as those voting against it.
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