House Panel Approves Electronic Surveillance Bill

narramissic writes "A U.S. House of Representatives Committee has approved the Electronic Modernization Surveillance Act, a controversial bill that would broaden the U.S. government's ability to conduct electronic surveillance on U.S. residents by making it easier for federal law enforcement officials to get court-issued warrants. The full House is expected to vote on the bill by the end of the month." From the article: "Republicans praised the bill, saying it will help the U.S. government fight terrorism. The bill will provide the U.S. intelligence agencies 'greater agility and flexibility as they try to thwart our determined and dangerous terrorist enemies,' Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican, said in a statement. The full House is expected to vote on the bill by the end of the month. The committee's action comes after U.S. President George Bush called on Congress to approve a controversial electronic surveillance program conducted by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). "

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Re:The Rise & Fall of My Country

[LunaticTippy]

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What is victory in the "War on Terrorism" ?

[i)ave]

The problem with the "war on terror" is that no one can define Victory for us. When will we know we've won? As long as there is no way for us to know when we've won, then we are in a never-ending pursuit of something that doesn't exist and will never be found. No amount of surveillance will be enough, no amount of "alternative interrogation methods" will be enough, no amount of data-mining will be enough because there is no way to achieve victory as long as it can't be defined. There will always be people on this planet who hate America and have a plan to hurt us, and that will never change. The goal for us should be to demand a definition of victory from our government in this "war" and if they can't give us one, then we must tell them to end it.