"The Democratic-controlled House last night approved and sent to President Bush for his signature legislation written by his intelligence advisers to enhance their ability to intercept the electronic communications of foreigners without a court order."-Washington Post
I'm not real keen on giving the Bush Administration this power when they can't even stop the people who crossed our borders illegally traveled 1500 miles into the United States to stand on street corners in our communities in broad daylight. They can not even enforce our borders so I don't expect to see to much from this program except the erosion of our liberties. Here is the money quote from Democrat Rush Holt:
"I'm not comfortable suspending the constitution even temporarily," said Rep. Rush D. Holt (D-N.J.), a member of the House intelligence committee. "The countries we detest around the world are the ones that spy on their own people. Usually they say they do it for the sake of public safety and security."
Perhaps representative Holt was channeling another former representative with those remarks:
"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." -James Madison
I think the message is clear that even the watchers need watching.
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