Re: Something we can all agree on

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:08:56 -0800, "Richard Henry" <rphenry@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>"Dr. Anton T. Squeegee" <SpammersAreJerks@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:MPG.1e0deca15e682fdf989735@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> In article <MsNof.319$xF6.166@fed1read01>, rphenry@xxxxxxxx says...
>>
>> > I see the Senate has killed the "Patriot" Act.
>>
>> Not the whole act, regrettably... Just some portions of it that
>> were particularly nasty.
>>
>
>It appears I was a little hasty. I see by CNN today that W has decided he
>can authorize wiretaps without all that messy warrant business, that he can
>keep the process a secret, and that he can complain that it "damages our
>national security" to disagree with him about it.

Anybody who makes an international telephone call should assume that
lots of people in lots of countries are listening in.

Besides, Congress knew about it.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/17/D8EI32N00.html


Personally, I don't understand all this shrieking about "privacy." I'd
rather a small risk of my phone calls being overheard than a small
risk of being blown to bits.

John

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