[Unmarked Package]

"Second, it's hard to believe that this would've passed in the first place with so little notice"

Congress enacted CALEA in October, 1994.

[The Watcher]

Congress passed CALEA in 1994. It was not until a few months (literally) ago, that the FCC and DOJ decided it would APPLY TO EVERYONE who engaged in the business of transferring information or voice anywhere.

[Political Junkie Too]

Congress enacted CALEA in October, 1994.

That was just one month before the Gingrich Revolution and the Contract With America.

It's funny how it was one of the last things passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress, and one of the first things implemented after Democrats retake Congress.

-PJ