A federal judge in Detroit ordered a halt to the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program, ruling for the first time that the controversial effort ordered by President Bush was unconstitutional.Maybe there's hope. Thank goodness it wasn't a Federalist Society judge or you could throw another piece of the constitution and bill of rights in the trash.
U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor wrote in a strongly-worded 43-page opinion that the NSA wiretapping program violates privacy and free-speech rights and the constitutional separation of powers between the three branches of government. She also found that it violates a 1978 law set up to oversee clandestine surveillance.
August 17, 2006
Bush's unconstitutional domestic spying busted by federal judge
1 comment:
Don't be stupid. Really, don't be stupid.
Stop. Reread your comment. Does it make sense?
Are you making something up out of thin air in order to attack me with it? Reading something into a post that's clearly not there or even implied?
Then don't bother posting. For that matter, if that's the case, don't bother coming back.
Glad to see that the Judiciary is participating, since that seems to be required these days.
ReplyDeleteSince I'm "intellectually lazy", I'll simply read the WaPo and NYT articles on the subject.
Maybe in my free time I'll read the Judge's opinion.