Maybe they'll forget...

It seems that our legislators feel that we'll forget about issues if they are dropped for long enough.

In a follow-up to a previous report, Congress is close to granting retroactive immunity to telco companies that broke the law and spied on citizens.

More info from a Reuters article:

"Critics charge Bush violated the law in authorizing warrantless surveillance. Bush maintains he had the wartime power to do it. He later put the program under FISA jurisdiction but its terms remain secret.
As part of any law to update FISA, Bush has demanded retroactive immunity for any telephone company that participated in his spying program.
Critics, including civil rights groups and many Democratic lawmakers, argue it should first be determined what the phone companies did before deciding whether to give them immunity."