President Elect Obama had previously opposed granting immunity to telecom companies that opened their networks to spying, but he has since flip-flopped on the issue, voting in favor of granting retroactive immunity to giant telecoms that violate your privacy and federal law.

From cnet.com:

"When U.S. President-elect Barack Obama was merely candidate Obama, he told CNET News in no uncertain terms that he opposed the idea of immunizing any telecommunications company that opened its network to the National Security Agency.
In February 2008, the Senate voted on a proposal extending retroactive immunity to AT&T or any company found to have violated federal privacy laws. Obama opposed immunity at the time.
But by the time the final vote happened in July, Obama had secured enough votes to win the Democratic nomination, and he flip-flopped. He joined the majority of his colleagues in voting 69 to 28 for immunity from lawsuits.
For his part, Republican candidate Sen. John McCain also appeared to waffle over whether to support retroactive immunity.
The bill did become law, but the story isn't over yet. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pursuing a privacy lawsuit against AT&T in San Francisco, and a federal judge heard arguments in December about whether Congress' grant of immunity complies with the U.S. Constitution. A decision is expected at any time."

Your other saint is also in on it: Biden has long been a fan of surveillance.
Check out the Cnet page for tons of links.

Congratulations, everyone. You have only proven that Obama is the lesser of two evils.


:: Note that I am in NO way saying McSame would have been a better choice, but just emphasizing that Obama isn't some messiah like a lot of people seem to believe::