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Obama Administration Defends Warrantless Wiretapping
a whoabot writes "The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Obama administration has stepped in to defend AT&T in the case over their participation in the warrantless wiretapping program started by Bush. The Obama administration argues that that continuation of the case will lead to the disclosure of important 'state secrets.' The Electronic Frontier Foundation has described the action as an 'embrace' of the Bush policy." Update: 04/07 15:18 GMT by T : Glenn Greenwald of Salon has up an analysis of this move, including excerpts from the actual brief filed. Excerpt: "This brief and this case are exclusively the Obama DOJ's, and the ample time that elapsed — almost three full months — makes clear that it was fully considered by Obama officials."
This is a full blown leg humping.
And people wonder why we have the Republicrat meme.
Because "Democan" sounds like a suitable name for a superhero's pet?
Yet he forcibly reversed Bush's policy on dealing with known terrorists in Guantonimo Bay and there is fear that that might have consequence as well. I guess if the US citizens are to be stripped of rights, we have to give rights to someone... might as well be terrorists. :)
"Change"... is all you'll have left in your pocket or bank account once Obama is done.
Good job, you voted for someone who wasn't running for president.
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But with option 2 you spent 50 years with the lesser evil the whole time.
Why vote for a lesser evil?
Cthulu 2012
Bring back Sirius Punk!
I get warm fuzzies by picking the loser and complaining.
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
Change is what that cup in your hand is for.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
Considering the opposition, Cthulu might be the lesser evil!
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
In that case, I'm going to write-in "Anonymous Coward" in '12.
Awesome, it's like a dictatorship with an extra choice!
I feel bad for you.
...the case will lead to the disclosure of important 'state secrets.'
This really means: the case will lead to the disclosure of embarrassing stuff we'd really like to keep secret.
Well, look on the bright side. At least convincing people to play with "real" money at Sunday-night-card-night won't be so challenging :)