“A secretive federal court on Monday granted police broad authority to monitor Internet use, record keystrokes and employ other surveillance methods against terror and espionage suspects.
At a press conference Monday afternoon, Ashcroft applauded the ruling, characterizing it as a “victory for liberty, safety and the security of the American people.”
Ashcroft said the ruling marks a new era of collaboration between police and intelligence agencies such as the CIA and the National Security Agency. ”
Maybe I’m being a bit slow here, but I fail to see how granting law enforcement broad, warrantless espionage powers, and allowing the FBI to call in the CIA and NSA in domestic cases, counts as a victory for liberty. Obviously, I should be sent to a re-education camp to bone up on my doublethink.
Secretive? Um..we are talking about the fucking constitution here! I think these Bushians need their dose of ass-raping right about now!
-Vijay
Secretive? Um..we are talking about the fucking constitution here! I think these Bushians need their dose of ass-raping right about now!
-Vijay
yeah. i’ve been watching this with a rapidly growing sense of uneasiness. it doesn’t surprise me a bit, coming from dubyah. i never liked the looks of him to start with.
HE should be the one bugged.
yeah. i’ve been watching this with a rapidly growing sense of uneasiness. it doesn’t surprise me a bit, coming from dubyah. i never liked the looks of him to start with.
HE should be the one bugged.
Saint George sez:
Freedom is so important that we need new departments to make sure you don’t abuse it.
Saint George sez:
Freedom is so important that we need new departments to make sure you don’t abuse it.
flying the black balloon
and a republican senator said yesterday, in the senate that this bill involves trusting that the new ‘authorities’ given, won’t be abused but used with discretion – imo, anyone with any sense knows these broader powers will lead to big time abuses to the average citizen and i think 9/11 is being used as an excuse, playing on fear, to pass them ………..having de je vue with Orwells, 1984……………..the far sighted are already mourning the loss of our freedoms
Re: flying the black balloon
“and a republican senator said yesterday, in the senate that this bill involves trusting that the new ‘authorities’ given, won’t be abused but used with discretion…”
If you give me an axe, I promise I won’t hit you over the head with it…I’ll only hit bad people over the head with it…
flying the black balloon
and a republican senator said yesterday, in the senate that this bill involves trusting that the new ‘authorities’ given, won’t be abused but used with discretion – imo, anyone with any sense knows these broader powers will lead to big time abuses to the average citizen and i think 9/11 is being used as an excuse, playing on fear, to pass them ………..having de je vue with Orwells, 1984……………..the far sighted are already mourning the loss of our freedoms
Re: flying the black balloon
“and a republican senator said yesterday, in the senate that this bill involves trusting that the new ‘authorities’ given, won’t be abused but used with discretion…”
If you give me an axe, I promise I won’t hit you over the head with it…I’ll only hit bad people over the head with it…