Appeals Court Rules Gov't. Has Broad Wiretapping Right

An anonymous reader writes: "Reuters reports that a special, secretive appeals court on Monday said the U.S. government has the right to use expanded powers to wiretap terrorism suspects under a law adopted by Congress after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The ruling was seen as a setback for civil libertarians who have said the expanded powers, which allow greater leeway in conducting electronic surveillance and in using information obtained from the wiretaps and searches, jeopardize constitutional rights. In a 56-page ruling overturning a May opinion by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the three-judge appeals court panel said the Patriot Act gave the government the right to expanded powers."

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[macdaddy357]

Liberals are not always Democrats, and most Democrats are only Liberals when a poll tells them to be, but Republicans are evil facists, oligarchs, and theocrats 100% of the time. Even the worst democrat would at least be the lesser of two evils, but maybe it is time for progressives and labor to start a new party. Greens and libertarians aren't it!