The CIA and the FBI are part of the executive branch. Jesus no wonder this country is going to hell.
Take high school government some time. /me has a GED. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:06 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: [politics] nobody else seems to be concerned > > Well, just because they aren't president anymore doesn't mean > their executive orders don't still stand. Bush would have to > void each one. > > As for the patriot act provisions, I don't know exactly what > they were and where the executive orders overlapped the law. > > I think the patriot act allowed the FBI and CIA and other > agencies to do this without the backing of the executive > branch. So regardless of what the President wants, the FBI > could eavesdrop on someone. > > The Patriot act allowed for certain sweeping items without > the need for two things, a court order, or executive backing. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:00 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: [politics] nobody else seems to be concerned > > > > I know Sam had trouble getting this through his head, so > maybe you are > > having the same problem. Carter and Clinton are no longer president. > > > > Let me ask you another question. If all of this is so legal > why do we > > need a Patriot Act? > > > > Dana > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Contribute 3 from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=53 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:189131 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
