 huntml
join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to amigo_boy
Re: I'd favor indemnifying the telcos... said by amigo_boy:Why can't that evidence be used in a lawsuit against the government? Your whole point is that the government withholds the evidence. Now the evidence is present without dependence on the government. So, the obvious question is why the lawsuit is targeting the telcos instead of the government. The evidence they have is direct evidence against the telcos, and only secondarily against the government, insofar as it points to government actions to get the telcos to commit illegal acts. It would be much harder to use this evidence against the government directly, almost like hearsay evidence.
Plus, these plaintiffs were in a legal/business/contractual relationship with the telcos, not the government.
From a legal strategic standpoint, with the evidence they have--direct evidence from former telco employee(s) and telco memos--it makes much more sense to bring the actions against the telcos and not against the government. The telcos, after all, cannot hide behind state secrets/national security. If these cases are certified, there *will* be meaningful discovery. |
