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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."

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  1. It doesn't exist. by Rastignac · · Score: 1, Funny

    Domestic spying program is not real. My computer is safe and nobody is sp+++NO CARRIER

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  2. Re:What the Program Actually Is by kahei · · Score: 2, Funny


    Oh, right. That's ok. As long as it's limited to people whom someone, somewhere, for reason's you'll never know, has decided to call 'known terrorists'.

    Phew.

    That's a weight off my mind.

    I guess it seemed like there was a problem, but really, there wasn't.

    Well, I'm off to sit in a field of cotton wool hugging a giant kitten, in Fluffiton, the land where everything is soft and fluffy.

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  3. Re:"Domestic"? by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 2, Funny

    the program is 'limited' to people who are suspected of having contact with foreigners with links to al Qaeda

    God help us all if Kevin Bacon ever ends up on a watchlist. I have a Bacon number of 2.0.

    <i>First they came for the actors who worked with Kevin Bacon. And I said nothing. And then they come for the people who worked with the people who worked with Kevin Bacon...</i>

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  4. Re:To think I voted for Bush by neoform · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't you love the ability to choose between the two options given to you?

    A) Democrats

    A) Republicans

    (no, that's not a typo)

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