On Monday President Bush lobbied “for an intelligence law allowing government eavesdropping on phone calls and emails.” His reasoning behind this was that the “enemy” needs to be monitored whenever they call into America. As long as the people who are being monitored are not a particular target, this eavesdropping would be allowed. Companies that had previous helped the government spy on customers without warrants are now being sued for billions of dollars despite the fact that the government forced them to do this. Though Bush wants them to have immunity to lawsuits, the House will not allow it. The Democrats are against such law, however, and accuse the Republicans of “resorting to scare tactics.” The Republicans just believe they are doing all that is necessary to gather intelligence on the “enemy.”
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This proposed law will enrage many Americans due to a fear of a lack of privacy. This law will be hotly debated over because of this and, if passed, will most likely not be exactly as Bush wants. Democrats believe that this law is a way of diverting attention away “from the economy and other policy failures.” Though it may be just that, the law could indeed help America find out information on the “enemy” and learn about any new attacks. However, invading everyone’s privacy will be a great deterrence from getting this law passed.
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