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Administration Claimed Immunity To 4th Amendment
mrogers writes "The EFF has uncovered a troubling footnote in a newly declassified Bush Administration memo, which asserts that 'our Office recently [in 2001] concluded that the Fourth Amendment had no application to domestic military operations.' This could mean that the Administration believes the NSA's warrantless wiretapping and data mining programs are not governed by the Constitution, which would cast Administration claims that the programs did not violate the Fourth Amendment in a whole new light — after all, you can't violate a law that doesn't apply. The claimed immunity would also cover other DoD agencies, such as CIFA, which carry out offline surveillance of political groups within the United States."
Isn't the Republican party traditionally the one that raises the biggest fuss about the Bill of Rights?
Sure would be nice if Colbert or Stewart chose to lampoon this little footnote. At least their shows get noticed more than Slashdot.
Usually civil wars begin when a group of people not in power attack the established government, rather than the established government deciding to attack civilians in "domestic military operations", but I suppose there's a first time for everything.
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
Reviewing just the first hour of video games.
Precisely, The U.S. Constitution obeys the inverse-square law, so I'll leave it up to the math chaps to work out how much less important the 4th is than the 1st (and as for the 28th, it's so unimportant it doesn't exist!).
"I improvise. It's my greatest talent. I prefer situations to plans..." --Wintermute, William Gibson's "Neuromancer"
And as a Texan, he's not going to be at all hesitant about executing things, is he?
Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
Cheney to Constitution: Go F* Yourself
I can't help laughing at this notion that the reason Americans need guns is because it's the only thing that stops their fragile democracy from becoming a tyranny. After you organise a militia to take Capitol Hill by force, let me know how you get on.
A little inflamattory stuff ahead - byt who cares what happens to the originals when the government is making such a mockery of what they are meant to stand for. Where's all that American spirit that I used to see pre 9/11 - everyone used to talk about dying for their freedom and other such stuff that I didn't quite get then, and still don't quite get now, considering what you're letting happen. Was it all just a load of hot air? You guys are just letting your government walk ALL OVER YOU.. I mean I found all the talk of dying for this nebulous 'freedom' very riling before, but from what I understand, the constitution is an integral part of what makes America America. I'm not sure if we have an equivalent in the UK, and I don't really have a problem with government agencies doing wiretapping and such if they deem it necessary, but when they start saying that the law doesn't apply to them, then that's when I get twitchy. Grow some balls, citizens. Get your precious guns out of their shiny cases/sock drawers (I've only got a BB gun, owning a real gun is a bit more awkward over here), and march on up to the Whitehouse. Sure a few thousand of you will probably die, but "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants" and all. Come on, we could do with something interesting on the news.
which is totally what she said
From what I've heard from those doing WoW raids, building up an online militia could prove to be troublesome. Are you sure you're up to the task of leading it? And remember, when you die irl, you don't just respawn (well, I can't say I've tested this out but I'm pretty sure it's the case). If I were a US citizen I'd be pretty up for helping you with your little White House raid though :P Good luck.
which is totally what she said
Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
In practice, very few people get executed for treason in the USA. It's mostly a lifetime in prison offense...unless we're at war. Hey wait a minute!