By its controlling legislation at least one judge on the FISA court is available at all times. Moreover there's the 72 hour provision, they can apply for the warrant up to 72 hours after starting the wiretap. Think of it, unless things are really screwed up they have 3 days before they need a warrant.
so the NSA can still tap that line. larry On 1/26/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > agree. but what if the warrant court is unvailable and there is a hot > tip to tap? > tap it or wait? > > tw > > On 1/26/06, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tap all the phones you want, just make sure you have your warrants in order. > > Do what ever it takes just do it with in the law. > > > > End of story.. > > > > Scott A. Stewart > > ColdFusion Developer > > > > GNSI > > 11820 Parklawn Dr > > Rockville, MD 20852 > > (301) 770-9610 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 3:24 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Sen. Kennedy agrees > > > > you know its all worst case scenario really, but for fucks sake, if > > their wiretapping > > prevents even 1 innocent american life... isnt it worth it? > > > > my grandmother? your little sister? walking in a mall in dc, and some > > fucking towel > > decides to blow up something, and he was funded by some other fucking > > idiot towel > > in yemen, and we didnt intercept the call because we didnt want to > > tread on this notion > > of privacy. im sorry, but ill go with interception every day of the week. > > > > tw > > > > On 1/26/06, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is one of those "fine line" issues. The NSA and CIA basically have > > > carte-blanche about who they tap/spy on provided they are non-US > > > citizens residing outside the US. Which has been interpreted to mean > > > they can tap incoming calls to the US. > > > > > > What they were not allowed to do, and they have been doing, is tapping > > > calls made in the US without a warrant. > > > > > > The first scenario I disagree with as well, but it's been upheld by the > > > courts. The second scenario bypasses the courts altogether. > > > > > > --Ben > > > > > > Scott Stewart wrote: > > > > I guess the major disconnect I have with this is that the NSA has been > > doing > > > > this lawfully for decades, since their inception in 1949. Why start > > skirting > > > > the law now. > > > > > > > > Because 8 got dumped? Get a better lawyer. This smacks of a HUGE ego or > > > > something far more sinister. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194595 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
