ACLU Launches 'Subpoena Watch'
The American Civil Liberties Union launched a Web page Monday to keep tabs on the Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation into the Bush administration's domestic electronic eavesdropping program. On Thursday, the panel voted to authorize the use of subpoenas to obtain documents related to the National Security Agency initiative.
The Subpoena Watch page will list items and testimony that the organization feels must be obtained and will monitor the progress of the committee's work. ACLU top lobbyist Caroline Fredrickson said the page aims to "ensure that the committee does not back down from its requests and that a full and public investigation is completed."
Subpoena Watch includes mug shots of individuals who may or may not be subpoenaed. Vice President Dick Cheney, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller top their list. The CEOs of telecommunications firms, which have reportedly cooperated with the NSA, are also depicted with a clipart image of several suit-wearing silhouettes.
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