In article <1147729843.276726.316730@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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"Paul Mitchum" <usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> ray wrote:
> [..]
> > > take military like control of the domestic sphere. Explain why you
> > > think the commander in chief clause gives Bush a right to monitor
> > > domestic communications?
> >
> > Because these domestic communications you are talking about here are
> > communications that may be between people who are planning an attack
in
> > this country.
>
> There's this process, called 'due process,' whereby JUDGES get to make
> that distinction. It's built into the LAWFUL SYSTEM we know as FISA.
>
> Your concern has already been addressed by the LEGISLATURE, yet another
> branch of government.
>
> You really don't understand what's at stake here.
No, I don't think you understand. After 911, Americans were outraged to
learn that these terrorists were communicating with cell phones and
e-mail; communications right under our noses. The US military invented
the Internet and our American wireless companies provide the cells in
which these terrorists communicated.
Now had we been using the current systems in place for monitoring these
communications before the terrorist attack, it's believed by many that
911 would have never happened. That being said, if we are to handcuff
ourselves by our very own rules and regulations and adapt them to this
more technological system we are using today, we only empower the enemy
and weaken our defense.
So think how stupid we look to other countries. We the American
people--the strongest nation on earth, allowed a bunch of cave people to
cross our American borders, discuss the attacks with our American
communication systems and then allowed them to use our American planes
for weapons against us. FISA even denied our Government a warrant for
one of those hijackers.
Of course, the intelligent thing to do is to learn from our mistakes,
but do we? Hell no. We have people *****ing at the air****t, millions
of illegal immigrants, open borders for anybody to cross and people
whining about GW listening to their phone conversation with their
Grandmother.
About two months ago, Howard Stern interviewed G Gordon Liddy and his
son who wrote a book about terrorism. The theme of his book was that
every single citizen needs to participate in the defense of this
country; that we are too complacent with our Government handling the
terrorist situation. I agree with him. So if NSA monitoring my
telephone calls help them track our enemy, then as in George Bushs very
own words, "Bring it on." Because I'm more than happy to do my
part--especially if it does not change one single thing in my life.
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