Tying Our Hands in Wartime
Senator Jon Kyl is so right in characterizing as "nuts" the outcry over the NSA domestic phone surveillance.
We're in a war. The government is charged with preventing attacks. No content of the calls has been recorded, and government officials (including the chairman and ranking chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee) have been apprised.
From the primarily Democratic opposition to this program, we are reminded of two things:
(1)If they win, programs like this will be abolished, and the country will be less safe.
(2) They care more about creating a political outcry than about protecting the country.
Fortunately, Americans are sensible people, which is why, according to this ABC News/Washington Post poll, fully 63% believe the program is justified.
So, by all means, let's have hearings. Let's have the Democrats smoke themselves out as the party that wants to tie the country's hands in prosecuting the war on terror.
We're in a war. The government is charged with preventing attacks. No content of the calls has been recorded, and government officials (including the chairman and ranking chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee) have been apprised.
From the primarily Democratic opposition to this program, we are reminded of two things:
(1)If they win, programs like this will be abolished, and the country will be less safe.
(2) They care more about creating a political outcry than about protecting the country.
Fortunately, Americans are sensible people, which is why, according to this ABC News/Washington Post poll, fully 63% believe the program is justified.
So, by all means, let's have hearings. Let's have the Democrats smoke themselves out as the party that wants to tie the country's hands in prosecuting the war on terror.
posted by LadybugUSA at 9:21 AM
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For wrabkin,
We shouldn't have heard of any of it. Keeping secret our intelligence gathering methods is vital to continued success in that arena. But wackjob libs like yourself are more concerned with removing Bush, that you can't concern yourselves with national security. But to answer your question, this admin has to weigh the protection of the rights you haven't lost one iota against winning the war. I recently heard again the steps FDR took during WWII and Bush doesn't compare. Your concern is false, your hatred for Bush apparent.
For Ms. Twisted,
That's a nice little story. It would be great if you could come up with a real one. Otherwise, you're jumping to conclusions. Credit Reporting Agencies have more info on you than the NSA. There's been no reports of anything remotely similar to your little fantasy. Your concern is false, your hatred for Bush apparent.
Carol proclaims all is well with the world because "Fortunately, Americans are sensible people, which is why, according to this ABC News/Washington Post poll, fully 63% believe the program is justified."
The whole reason the fourth amendment is in the US Constitution is to put it outside of majoritarian concerns. On the other hand, if you think the polls decide the rightness, we can come back with more recent data from Newsweek...
14. Now on another subject… As you may know, there are reports that the NSA, a government intelligence agency, has been collecting the phone call records of Americans. The agency doesn't actually listen to the calls but logs in nearly every phone number to create a database of calls made within the United States. Which of the following comes CLOSER to your own view of this domestic surveillance program…(READ)
41% say necessary tool, 53% say goes too far.
and:
15. In light of this news and other executive actions by the Bush-Cheney administration, in general, do you think they have gone too far in expanding presidential power, or not?
52% Yes, gone too far, 38% No have not
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By claiming only that I haven't proven it already happened, it is clear that Marshall Art agrees with my contention that you don't actually need to record the content of a person's phone calls to invade their privacy.
I'm surprised a bright girl like Carol didn't realize that before posting such a ludicrous claim.
Not true Twisted. My point was clearly that your story, bland and unimaginative as it was in a Mr. Twisted sort of way, was total fiction meant to scare. But since the reality is that there are more indepth and routine collectors of personal info, you have more to fear from some marketing firm than from Bush, who's intention is to protect the people he swore to protect. What alternatives do the left have for gathering USEFUL info that can be acted upon quickly? Until any can be offered and Bush is proven to be abusing info gathered with the intention of fighting our enemies, scare tactics are counter-productive.
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