Daniel Ellsberg on warrantless wiretapping bill — Boing Boing Gadgets

Over on Boing Boing Gadgets, our Joel posts this video in which Tim Ferriss interviews Daniel "Pentagon Papers" Ellsberg about tomorrow's vote on warrantless wiretapping in the USA. If Congress passes this bill (the "FISA bill"), it will become legal for intelligence agencies to bulk-wiretap American citizens without a warrant, using data-mining to listen in on millions of Internet and phone connections. Ellsberg, a heroic former intelligence officer, is eloquent and uncompromising in his condemnation of this — and he makes a good case that any Congressperson who votes for it is violating her/his oath to uphold the Constitution.

You can get more information and learn how to contact your rep by visiting the EFF's action page for the issue.

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