Re: Something we can all agree on

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:49:52 -0800, "Richard Henry" <rphenry@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:vit8q1hfpls0co672h4smdu0g27i2uiv47@xxxxxxxxxx
>> 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.
>
>It's not the listening to phone calls that is the problem, but doing it
>without a warrant, especially since a secure method exists to get the
>warrants. There is also a law against it (warrantless wiretaps on US soil),
>inspired by previous Presidents' misbehaviors.
>
>So now that W has admitted committing a crime, and has confirmed that he
>will do it again, when do the impeachment hearings start?
>

Sheeesh! Get a life already!

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