* Sec. 215 - the much-feared "assault against librarians" - has not been used even once. Nonetheless, we strongly believe this is a weapon that must remain in the prosecutor's arsenal. There could well be cases, for instance, when it would be critical to learn whether a suspected terrorist is reading books on explosives or the structural design of office buildings, landmark sites, bridges or tunnels. It should also be noted that library records were instrumental in tracking down such murderers as the Zodiac killer and the Unabomber.
* Sec. 218 merely gives federal agents authority to conduct surveillance of cell phones and the Internet to the same extent they can surveil rotary phones. It would be foolhardy to let terrorists use the technology of modern telecommunications without fear of being detected.
The bottom line is that the criticisms by Gore and the other critics are shameful and irresponsible. Of course we gave our government added power in the aftermath of 9/11. These powers are essential to confront a new and deadly threat."
http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=15112
Republicans of today are the Democrats of yesterday it seems.
What the hell does any of what you posted have to do with the NECESSITY of obtaining a proper search warrant, as required by the Fourth Amendment?
You are evading the central issue: Blanket surveillance on every American citizen!
I don’t give a rat’s ass about intent - CAPABILITY is what matters.
You are one of those who would willingly expand the powers and scope of government, as established in the Constitution and further by the BOR, just to have “security” from whatever new bogeyman the government invents - or else creates w/o considering, or worse ignoring, the unintended consequences (as was the case with OBL)
The government had, prior to 9/11, ALL the tools it needed to do the job - The ONLY issue was that Clinton REFUSED to do the job. End of story!
All your freaking naive and asinine justifications do nothing to alter that reality!