House Approves Warrantless Wiretapping

inKubus writes to mention an AP article about the approval of a warrantless wiretapping bill by the house. The legislation's goal would be to legitimize the wiretapping program President Bush previously authorized, with a few new restrictions. Despite this victory for the President, "Leaders concede that differences between the versions are so significant they cannot reconcile them into a final bill that can be delivered to Bush before the Nov. 7 congressional elections. The Senate also could vote on a similar bill before Congress recesses at the end of the week. For its part, the White House announced it strongly supported passage of the House version but wasn't satisfied with it, adding that the administration 'looks forward to working with Congress to strengthen the bill as it moves through the legislative process.'"

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It's in keeping with current trends.

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For those who saw my post yesterday about the Senate torture/habeas corpus bill... An amendment toning the bill down was rejected early in the day, and then the bill in its full-strength, scary form was passed and will be signed into law by the President shortly:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi -0609290178sep29,1,1387725.story?coll=chi-newsnati onworld-hed
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/detention/26947prs200 60928.html

So, a bill legalizing wiretapping would just be par for the course for this government.

Oh, and welcome to the police state . You may not notice any difference at first... but sooner or later it's probably safe to say that you will.