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Warrantless Surveillance To Continue For Now

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the watching-the-watchmen dept.

NormalVisual writes "It appears that the unconstitutional and controversial warrantless surveillance program being conducted by the Bush Administration can continue until an appeals court can hear the case, according to an AP article. The 6th Circuit ruled that while the lower court had ruled the program was unconstitutional, they felt that the case's chances before the appeals court and the possible danger to national security warranted their decision to let it continue despite the likelihood that the appeal process will take months."

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  1. hmm... by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It appears that the unconstitutional and controversial warrantless surveillance program being conducted by the Bush Administration can continue until an appeals court can hear the case

    Is it just me, or is this sort of behavior completely unwarranted?

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    1. Re:hmm... by TommydCat · · Score: 2, Funny

      I appeal to your sense of compassion to stop the bad puns, as you're only trying to court the trolls. We'll be watching...

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    2. Re:hmm... by TubeSteak · · Score: 2, Funny

      Reminds me of this line from A Few Good Men, where
      Lt. Weinberg (Kevin Pollack) is making fun of Demi Moore:

      Lt. Weinberg: "I strenuously object?" Is that how it works? Hm?
      [Demi Moore] "Objection."
      [Judge] "Overruled."
      [Demi Moore] "Oh, no, no, no. No, I STRENUOUSLY object."
      [Judge] "Oh. Well, if you strenuously object then I should take some time to reconsider."

      Now replace "Demi Moore" with "the Bush Administration "

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    3. Re:hmm... by Elemenope · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now replace "Demi Moore" with "the Bush Administration "

      Now, if that only worked in reverse...

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  2. Re:So ? by NoGuffCheck · · Score: 2, Funny

    then i guess you will be first in line for the daily cavity search...all in the name of freedom!

    i call flaimbait on ur ass!

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  3. Re:U.S. citizen foreign national by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 3, Funny

    If your constitution is out of date, what is the process for making an amendment?
    Do you just submit the changes to CVS and let it filter through?
    Perhaps a Patch Tuesday idea could be implimented?

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  4. Re:Excuses, excuses! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Just another year and a month, folks. Just another year and a month.
    What exactly happens on Nov 2007?
  5. Re:Don't leave things out by pNutz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Every time.

    How the hell would you know? Oh, YOU MUST KNOW MAGIC!!

    It really is the 5th branch of government, magic. When the other 4 branches fail us, magic lets us know that things are being done properly. Did you get one of the pointy hats?

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  6. Re:U.S. citizen foreign national by Alwin+Henseler · · Score: 5, Funny

    If your constitution is out of date (..)

    Actually, the current version is outdated but that isn't a problem since no-one uses it anyway.

  7. have faith--they're out there by misanthrope101 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Does anyone know of any news sites similar to Slashdot that don't editorialize their stories to this degree?
    Foxnews.com may be what you're looking for. They're both fair and balanced, and they don't spin their stories at all. They're about as close to objectivity as I've seen this side of the Drudge Report.