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Am I the only one who has trouble watching Condi Rice? On Meet the Press, it was clear that she was lying through the gap in her teeth. She squirmed and dissembled and flat out fibbed.
On the show, she doggedly defended President Bush's decision to secretly authorize the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on Americans without seeking warrants, saying the program was carefully controlled.
Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, or FISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Security Agency must obtain search warrants from a special court before conducting electronic surveillance of people suspected to be terrorists or spies. Rice said the administration believed that it needed greater agility in investigating terrorism suspects than was possible through that process.
"These are stateless networks of people who communicate, and communicate in much more fluid ways," she said. But several national security law experts and civil liberties advocates note that government officials are able to get an emergency warrant from the secret court within hours, sometimes minutes, if they can show an imminent threat.
The problem here is, you and I are also stateless networks of people who communicate. Without warrants, the President basically becomes the King and can investigate us at his own pleasure. I don't know about you, but I'm not comfortable giving Bush such power. In a free country, no one man should be given that much authority outside and above the law.
The administration has offered us no evidence that the current system is not working. This is not about protecting Americans, but an executive power grab that undermines America in the name of protecting her. Bush is once again exploiting 9-11 for the sake of advancing his dangerous agenda.
5 Comments:
You hit the nail on the head here Wayne! This is a very serious issue. Here is an article for readers of your blog that I ran across that really sets the tone for what has happened to to our Civil Liberties in Bush's Post 9-11 world.
Bush must be held accountable and if Congress does not reign him it is setting a dangerous tone for 21st Century America. I'm afraid we must rally this cause - Ameria is quickly becoming a Fascist State.
Condee is a fucking bitch who can't be trusted. I really dislike that woman. Imagine if she and Cheney had a love child. Talk about the genes for the ultimate liar.
The kid would have 666 on his head; oops sorry, Barbara Bush already gave birth to that child back in the 40s! Gary (NJ)
posted by Anonymous, at
12/19/2005 2:03 PM
Does this mean that I have to be careful of what I say when useing internet Instant message or even talking on the phone,should I try to avoid gay subjuct matter in conversations? Sounds like the beginning of a witch hunt.
posted by Anonymous, at
12/19/2005 10:22 PM
