Real conservatives don't back wiretaps
Lest we think that the Bush-Cheney spy mission to conduct warrantless eavesdropping on American citizens is something their base would like, consider this:An organization calling itself Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances (PRCB) wants Congress to hold "open, substantive oversight hearings examining the President's authorization of the National Security Agency (NSA) to violate domestic surveillance requirements outlined in the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)."
The group includes some of the right's biggest luminaries -- Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR); David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union; Paul Weyrich, chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation and Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation.
Funny how these real, principled conservatives stand up for protecting personal privacy while the partisan hacks like Sykes, Wagner, Belling, and McBride all excuse Bush for trampling on people's freedoms.
"Public hearings on this issue are essential to addressing the serious concerns raised by alarming revelations of NSA electronic eavesdropping." -- Grover Norquist.
"The need to reform surveillance laws and practices adopted since 9/11 is more apparent now than ever. No one would deny the government the power it needs to protect us all, but when that power poses a threat to the basic rights that make our nation unique, its exercise must be carefully monitored by Congress and the courts. This is not a partisan issue; it is an issue of safeguarding the fundamental freedoms of all Americans so that future administrations do not interpret our laws in ways that pose constitutional concerns." -- David Keene.
"If the law is not reformed, ordinary Americans' personal information could be swept into all-encompassing federal databases encroaching upon every aspect of their private lives. This is of particular concern to gun owners, whose rights guaranteed under the Second Amendment are currently being infringed upon under the Patriot Act's controversial record search provisions." -- Alan Gottlieb.
Read the release.
Their response: "It's OK, he's the President."
posted by xoff @ 8:43 AM
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And don't forget Sykes was a big champion of privacy rights when Clinton was President.
Look like in the world of Charlie McCarthyism when you have an R after your name you can do whatever you want.
funny how you on the left fall over themselves to protect the "rights" of terrorists every chance you get.
if an American while in the United States is talking to known terrorist overseas I not only hope the goverment is listening to what they say I damn well demand that the goverment is listening.
But then you wouldnt have the chance to say "They didnt connect the dots" the next time there is a terrorist attack on the US soil would you.
I bet all of you on the left are bummed the CIA may have killed Al Quidas chemwep guy too I am sure we violated his "rights" when we blew him up.
Whats it like always siding with our enemies?
Why do you folks write about the left and libs when this post quotes several leading conservatives on the issue?
Bush's USHS resources are already being used to suppress dissent;
Please see the blog wwwfsbushs.blogspot.com
Free Speech Beneath US Homeland Security
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