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Judge Rules NSA Wiretapping Unconstitutional
strredwolf writes "CNN is reporting that NSA's warrantless wiretapping program has been ruled unconstitutional. This is the ACLU lawsuit on behalf of journalists, scholars, and lawyers. From the article: "U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency's program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy.""
You mean like when Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with Lewinsky?
Yeah, that would've been refreshing...
"Sometimes the truth is stupid." - Lawrence, creator of Prime Intellect
Umm, just about every poll since time immemorial (well, the 2000 election) shows a 48/48 or 49/51 or 50/50 or some similar split between R's an D's in this country. If you don't know this, you haven't been reading the news for the last six years.
For five minutes after 9/11 maybe 25% of the D's were onboard with the R's. That was before the R's launched the Neo-Neo-Nazi party and began to wantonly torture and kill brown people, sell the lower class out to the corporatists, and line their own pockets with the blood of slave children.
Now's it's back to 50-50. There's gonna be a civil war in the U.S., sooner or later, and it will come out as three nations: liberal left coast, dopey, backward "heartland" full of violent, inbred simpletons, and liberal right coast.
STOP . AMERICA . NOW
When there is a stable government, or a blazing civil war.
Because they are prisoners of war and should remain so until UBL is caught, after which they should be tried as war criminals.
I've seen the surveillance camera footage 100 times. What do you expect to see?
an ill wind that blows no good
Thanks judge - you've just struck a great blow for liberty. I'm sure those folks in the news - you know, the ones buying hundreds of Trac-Phones are extremely grateful too. But don't worry about them. Remember, it's really all about George Bush.
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Clinton is no longer in office. Vince Foster was the last to suffer that unfortunate demise. So I don't think that this judge in an any danger.
American Communist Lawyers Union.
Lead by a direct descendant of the Hitler regiem.
Good goin!
Citizen: Hello NSA? I've know without a doubt that there is an Al Qaeda terrorist living across the street from me. You should really listen in on their converstations so you know when / where they're going to strike! I heard them say something about hitting the government building tomorrow!
NSA: Hmmm, we'll have to get a warrant to do any such thing. Could take a few days.
Citizen: But they will strike tomorrow, and thousands will die!
NSA: Nothing we can do about it, we've go to follow beurocratic procedures so that we aren't accidentally violating an innocent citizen's rights.
Citizen: Well, what am I supposed to do?
NSA: I'd recommend hiding in the basement of your house, gather water and non-perishable foods, and stay there until this issue is resolved.
Citizen: But I want to do something!
NSA: Well, truly, we've got to follow procedure, so we can't help you. My personal recommendation would be to take matters into your own hands, walk over to them, and shoot them. But I can't officially make that recommendation because you'll probably get tried and senteneced to execution for killing a terrorist, cause that's a hate crime.
Citizen: Damn liberals.
NSA: Agreed. All we can hope for is that the terrorists strike wisely, and blow up buildings filled with liberals.
Citizen: Well, they would get what they deserve then.
The only reason why Bush & Co. _wouldn't_ want to go through the secret court is because they don't want to leave a paper trail of who they chose to wiretap. Makes you wonder why.
The absolute and correct interpretation of how disastrous this presidency has been is now beginning. Worst administration ever and that has nothing to do with Republican or Democrat. It just IS.
I proudly voted for President Bush twice, and I think that history will count him as one of our better Presidents in a while. Certainly not the best, but pretty good.
If you want to see disaster, look at the Jimmy Carter presidency. He is hands down the worst president of my lifetime. His bumbling incompetence contributed to the creation of the first militant Islamic theocracy (Iran) and the birth of modern-day Islamic terrorism, not to mention some of the worst economic policies imaginable. He somehow managed to do so much harm in only four years, but his incompetence is a "gift" that keeps on giving (like from his interview with Der Spiegel the other day- thanks a lot, Jimmuh).
"The defense of freedom requires the advance of freedom" - George W Bush