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Post by lighteye on Oct 12, 2009 9:06:43 GMT -5
The Department of Justice has finally admitted it in court papers: The nation’s telecoms companies are an arm of the government — at least when it comes to secret spying .... continued at thelastpatriots.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/more-big-brother/They are relentless...hopefully the judge in the article can turn the tide.
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Post by avordvet on Oct 12, 2009 9:19:47 GMT -5
Although there were those that stepped forward to fight this stuff, Too many patriots sat on the sidelines while trash like this passed... In the name of security.
December 21, 2005 The Security Threat of Unchecked Presidential PowerThis past Thursday, the New York Times exposed the most significant violation of federal surveillance law in the post-Watergate era. President Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to engage in domestic spying, wiretapping thousands of Americans and bypassing the legal procedures regulating this activity. This isn't about the spying, although that's a major issue in itself. This is about the Fourth Amendment protections against illegal search. This is about circumventing a teeny tiny check by the judicial branch, placed there by the legislative branch, placed there 27 years ago -- on the last occasion that the executive branch abused its power so broadly. In defending this secret spying on Americans, Bush said that he relied on his constitutional powers (Article 2) and the joint resolution passed by Congress after 9/11 that led to the war in Iraq. This rationale was spelled out in a memo written by John Yoo, a White House attorney, less than two weeks after the attacks of 9/11. It's a dense read and a terrifying piece of legal contortionism, but it basically says that the president has unlimited powers to fight terrorism. He can spy on anyone, arrest anyone, and kidnap anyone and ship him to another country ... merely on the suspicion that he might be a terrorist. And according to the memo, this power lasts until there is no more terrorism in the world. Read the Rest: www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/12/the_security_th_1.htmlBut it can be changed: Rein in Government Spying: Reform the USA PATRIOT Act and Repeal Telco Immunity secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=441
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Post by fergus on Oct 12, 2009 17:59:27 GMT -5
crap, you know who weilds that sword now, dont ya.
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