WI GOP Stands Up for Illegal Spying on You
The Wisconsin GOP planted itself firmly in support of domestic spying on Americans today with their over-the-top and silly attack on Feingold.
Rick Graber tries to make the case that for us to fight terrorism, we need to conduct illegal and secret wiretaps on innocent Americans and that the President is above the law and should have no accountabilty anyone.
I think there are many in the GOP's base that might have a differant idea of freedom and a system of checks and balances than Graber.
It's clear Feingold really gets under the WI GOP's skin when he starts talking to their base better than they do.
posted by Anonymous @ 4:02 PM
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Yo! Skippy, domestic would mean that the listening occurs at the origin of the call as well as the end of the call. I don't have a problem with you as a liberal, I do however, have a problem with you as a liar. If one part of the call is from outside the U.S., and from a suspected terrorist, they listen. At least get the facts straight.
As soon as someone commits acts of treason, they forfeit their citizenship. So when these people residing on US soil start conversing with the terrorists are they really US citizens with rights?
Hey, how is that ACLU challenge on this law going?
Why is it that folks who criticize the DNR for doing their job are so quick to defend the NSA for subverting theirs?
Billiam, are you just clueless? The case against Bush is open and shut. The law requires a warrant for domestic spying. This directly from FISA:
"Electronic Surveillance" means:
...the acquisition by an electronic, mechanical, or other surveillance device of the contents of any wire or radio communication sent by or intended to be received by a particular, known United States person who is in the United States, if the contents are acquired by intentionally targeting that United States person, under circumstances in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy and a warrant would be required for law enforcement purposes;
There is more...but the key point is "contents of any wire or radio communication sent by or intended to be received by a particular, known United States person who is in the United Statesny."
In other words, the call could have originated overseas, but if it is received here and the government wants to listen, the government needs a warrant.
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