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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. So ? by 2.7182 · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you've got nothing to hide, then what is the big deal ?

  2. Re:Excuses, excuses! by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 0, Troll

    However, there is always hope that V will show up one year early...

  3. Re:hmm... by Darby · · Score: 1, Troll

    Obviously this isn't popular with many people on Slashdot, but it is how the courts need to work. In the reverse, a court could, for example, declare that abortion was unconstitutional. If it didn't delay its ruling until higher courts analyzed it, it would affect hundreds of thousands to millions of women.

    The difference being that your example would be an extreme, violation, abuse and invasion of an individual citizen's body by the government which absolutely must be blocked from happening immediately to avoid trampling all over the most basic idea of civil rights until deemed absolutely necessary (if even then).

    The case in question is, as you pointed out, exactly the reverse and should be treated as such, meaning:

    It is already happening in direct violation of our civil rights and so until it is proven beyone the shadow of a doubt that it is absolutely necessary it must be stopped immediately.

    One is the government trying to shove its nose where it doesn't belong and rightly being smacked down. The other is the government being discovered illegally and unconstitutionally shoving it's head up our asses to see what we are eating and should be smacked down *hard* and you claim they should explore away at their leisure for as long as they choose to delay the case.

    Apples and oranges my anonymous friend. Apples and oranges.