How exactly are they getting away with this?

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R00k
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How exactly are they getting away with this?

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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032506Y.shtml
Washington - The National Security Agency could have legally monitored ordinarily confidential communications between doctors and patients or attorneys and their clients, the Justice Department said Friday of its controversial warrantless surveillance program.

Responding to questions from Congress, the department also said that it sees no prohibition to using information collected under the NSA's program in court.

"Because collecting foreign intelligence information without a warrant does not violate the Fourth Amendment and because the Terrorist Surveillance Program is lawful, there appears to be no legal barrier against introducing this evidence in a criminal prosecution," the department said in responses to questions from lawmakers released Friday evening.
How can the Justice Dept (Alberto Gonzales) continue to say unconstitutional spying is LEGAL? The only process that has occurred to make these things legal, is that Bush's lawyer friends (including Gonzales) wrote opinions claiming they were.

How does that enable our Justice Dept. to state categorically that these things are legal without being disputed?

This is fucking Bizarro World - can noone stand up to or speak out against this kangaroo court of a fucking administration? Where will it all stop?

Has noone in Washington realized that our government has turned into a complete fucking Oligarchy?

Nearly every politician in Washington has shown that they are completely useless to our society. It makes me want to cry.

Are there any laws on the books in this country that allow for exile?
dmmh
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Post by dmmh »

police state?

most people were aware of this years ago :p
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Freakaloin
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Post by Freakaloin »

dictators do what they want...
a defining attribute of a government is that it has a monopoly on the legitimate exercise of violence...
Dave
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Post by Dave »

People stand up all the time.. the only problem is that both sides speak past each other so there's no dialog
Freakaloin
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Post by Freakaloin »

conquer and divide...or something like that...
a defining attribute of a government is that it has a monopoly on the legitimate exercise of violence...
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