theywere done without the consent of the courts as well. The point I was making is that there is only a small step from using surveillance of US nationals communitating with suspected foreign threats to US nationals with anti-administration views. Who is to say that it won't happen - the Nixon administration attempted it and were caught. The Bush administration is currently in the process of attempting it. There is no oversight. So how do we know otherwise. Do we trust the "good word" of the current administration, given their record of prevarication with the voting public.
larry On 1/23/06, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're right, I don't read CQ.com :) > > Apples and oranges. > These investigations have nothing to do with international wiretaps. > Do they even say they were tapped without court orders? > > > On 1/23/06, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Is that all that different? You don't read much. There has been > > evidence that the government has been conducting illegal surveillance > > against various anti war groups, > > http://www.cq.com/public/20051223_homeland.html. Given the so called > > removal of the "wall" separating the intelligence services with the > > FBI, then the overview of the courts is even more necessary. Lets look > > at who they were, the ACLU and a catholic peace group, to name two. A > > student who wanted to read Mao's little read book. Some terrorists. > > The SOCOTUS decision definiately applies in this case. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193799 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
