--- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- authfriend wrote: > > > > *Nobody* is against wiretapping suspected > > terrorists, domestic or otherwise. > > What do the Bushies have against getting a court > order under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance > Act? In all the kerfuffle, I've yet to hear why they > don't want to follow the process already set up > for such stuff.
They claim it takes too long, but that's a crock; they're explicitly allowed to wiretap without a warrant for 48 hours (or is it 72?) exactly so that getting a warrant won't impede an urgent investigation. The *real* reason is they don't want to have any restrictions at all; they want to be able to wiretap anybody at any time whether they have grounds for suspicion or not. It's the Imperial Presidency, or the "Unitary Executive," as they call it. To hell with checks and balances; that's for sissies. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
