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Justice Department To Review Domestic Spying

Posted by kdawson on from the yep-they're-listening dept.

orgelspieler writes, "According to the New York Times, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine has opened a review of his department's role in the domestic spying program. Democrats (and some Republicans) have been requesting an all-out investigation into the legality of the so-called 'Terrorist Surveillance Program' since it was made public. But this new inquiry stops short of evaluating the constitutional legitimacy of the program." From the article: "The review, Mr. Fine said in his letter, will examine the controls in place at the Justice Department for the eavesdropping, the way information developed from it was used, and the department's 'compliance with legal requirements governing the program'... Several Democrats suggested that the timing of his review might be tied to their takeover of Congress in this month's midterm elections as a way to preempt expected Democratic investigations of the N.S.A. program."

3 of 222 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What the Program Actually Is by d3ac0n · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You are correct sir.

    Unfortunately, /. is infested with many of the same moonbat types that think that the Bush Administration actually planned 9/11 in conjuction with the Eeeevil Jews to implicate innocent Muslims so they could take over the Iraqi Oilfields, and then grant exclusive oil-rights to Haliburton while making obscene profits on the backs of "working class" Americans and randomly shooting people while going hunting!

    So yeah, be prepared to be modded down and modded down hard. There isn't room for anything outside the /. groupthink.

    --
    Official Heretic from the "Church of Global Warming". Proven right thanks to whistle blowers. AGW = Flat Earth Theory
  2. To think I voted for Bush by arrgster · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I can't believe I voted for Bush the first time. Had I know he would willing to ignore our constitution and way of life in the name of safety, I would have never considered him. Top that off with hiring a guy like Alberto Gonzales (whom I dislike even more than Bush), I just feel like an idiot... I'm not willing to turn this country into Nazi Germany out of fear of some guy who might come up with a creative way to kill me.

  3. We need a poll by sbenj · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Given the high level of informedness and concern about civil liberties with this crowd, I think it's time for a poll. No really, I'd be curious to see the results-
    "Do you think George Bush should be impeached for breaking the FISA law?"
    -Yes
    -No
    -No, but impeached for something else
    -No, just to take an unarmed stroll through any street in Baghdad