ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Spying Law
Jul 10 at 6:06pm by Jagwire X
ACLU
Yes! That’s exactly what the American Civil Liberties Union is for.
Both Congress and the House of Representative succumbed to the manipulation and scare tactics of the Bush administration. Both warrantless wiretapping and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 are abuses of federal power and must be challenged. The next step is to take it to court. I don’t see how it can not be overturned, but with the way things are being run now anything is possible.
In July 2008, Congress capitulated to the White House’s demands and scare tactics by passing the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, giving the NSA even more power to spy on Americans without warrants than it exercised under its illegal surveillance program. The ACLU is asking the court to protect the privacy rights of all Americans and declare the FAA unconstitutional.
Read more about the ACLU Challenging the unconstitutional spying law at the ACLU’s website and sign up via Firedoglake to have you name included in the in the full-page ad in a major national newspaper protesting the the FISA Amendments Act.
Gonzales: Washington Liked Electronics Too
Feb 7 at 7:07am by Jagwire X
Alberto Gonzales
Alberto: President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson, President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance on a far broader scale.
This is so astoundingly absurd a thing to say I can hardly believe it. Even though it’s pretty obvious what he was getting at that isn’t true either. Not one of those presidents authorized surveillance in flagrant violation of statute and the scale has been technically impossible until recently.
They are breaking the law and flaunting the fact - it’s up to the people to get their representatives to put a stop to this lest congress become a useless appendage of the government.
Curiouser and curiouser
Jun 16 at 1:01pm by Jagwire X
September 11th 2001
A former chief economist for the Labor Department now doubts the official 9/11 story. The claim is that it was a controlled demolition with the implication of possible government foul-play and criminal implications.
Take a look at the story here.
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