Political Quotes

“next, I would like to quote a few passages from this letter that relate specifically to this issue of liability protection. They begin by noting: Liability protection is the just result for companies who answered their Government's call for assistance. Further, it will ensure that the Government can continue to rely upon the assistance of the private sector that is so necessary to protect the Nation and enforce its laws. The point of beginning with this reference is to note the fact that what happened was that the U.S. Government, in the aftermath of 9/11, went to certain kinds of telecommunications and asked for their assistance in tracking down foreign terrorists, in providing intelligence-gathering services to the U.S. Government. These companies did not have a legal obligation to provide that support, but they certainly, as good citizens of the United States, undertook to provide the support, some of them in that capacity. The question is whether, having done that in good faith, they should now be protected from private lawsuits that have been filed against them or whether, as is the historic tradition in such circumstances, they would be immune from such lawsuits for volunteering to help the Government.”