Public Service Commission: "That's not our job"

I talked with Matt Brody, a complaint investigator for the Kentucky Public Services Commission on the phone today. No one seems to know who reads the e-mails sent to the generic PSC e-mail address, but Mr. Brody was very willing to take my call and discuss my concerns about the phone companies participating in illegal government spying on American citizens. Then he explained that the PSC has no jurisdiction over such matters, but can only focus on telephone rates and customer service issues ("Like if your phone is out of service."). The "feds" are the ones who are responsible for my concern. I explained that the "feds" had already made a statement that they had no intention to investigate. Mr. Brody suggested I talk to the Kentucky Attorney General. I think I'll do that...

Meanwhile, we're learning more about Sen. Arlen Specter's compromise with the White House over the NSA spying program. According to the Washington Post, the new bill Sen. Specter is introducing will grant blanket amnesty to anyone who authorized the warrantless wiring-tapping, just in case it is decided that this is, in fact, illegal. A strange decision since everyone keeps insisting that there was nothing illegal going on.

I called Sen. Specter's office today and talked to a perky woman on the phone about my concerns and let her know that I wanted the Senator to make sure his bill forced the government to get a FISA warrant to spy on any American. She said she'd pass along the info. I'm looking online for the text of Specter's new bill, but it's not posted yet.