Telecom immunity near: So much for the law

No one in the press has argued more forcefully or eloquently against the Bush Administration’s illegal warrantless spying on Americans and the granting of retroactive immunity to lawbreaking carriers than has Glenn Greenwald of Salon. With the sorry episode nearing its completion – and the shameless capitulation of Democrats in this assault on the Constitution complete – Greenwald ties everything together here in what should be considered must reading for anyone who cares the least about the future of the rule of law in this country.