The Audacity of Wiretapping

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Everybody knows that the US gov't was wiretapping phone conversations, right? Well, in order for them to do it, they had to assure the communications companies that they wouldn't be held accountable. So congress ,last summer, passed a measure giving immunity to phone carriers involved in wiretapping. Is it really for Congress decide if a company, corporate entity, or even an individual is liable for damages or not? Even the Judge who threw out the case, Vaughn Walker, thinks what congress is doing is pretty shady. He said 'It creates a retroactive immunity for past, completed acts committed by private parties acting in concert with gov't entities that allegedly violated constitutional rights.' He also said the objections of privacy groups weren't strong enough to override the wishes of congress. So you can step on the Constitution as long as congress is ok with it. BTW 0bama voted for the immunity and his administration along with the current "justice" department is pleased by the ruling. What do ya'll think?