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To: Darksheare

Your rudeness aside....

You can post insults. I will post the law.

(a)
(1) Notwithstanding any other law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year if the Attorney General authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year if the Attorney General certifies in writing under oath that--

NOW, READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY. IN ORDER FOR THIS TO WORK, A, B AND C HAVE TO BE OPERATIVE. OTHERWISE IT IS ILLEGAL:

(A) the electronic surveillance is solely directed at--
(i) the acquisition of the contents of communications transmitted by means of communications used exclusively between or among foreign powers, as defined in section 1801 (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this title; or
(ii) the acquisition of technical intelligence, other than the spoken communications of individuals, from property or premises under the open and exclusive control of a foreign power, as defined in section 1801 (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this title;
(B) there is no substantial likelihood that the surveillance will acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person is a party; and
(C) the proposed minimization procedures with respect to such surveillance meet the definition of minimization procedures under section 1801 (h) of this title; and if the Attorney General reports such minimization procedures and any changes thereto to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence at least thirty days prior to their effective date, unless the Attorney General determines immediate action is required and notifies the committees immediately of such minimization procedures and the reason for their becoming effective immediately.


183 posted on 12/19/2005 4:28:42 PM PST by Holdek (Real conservatives support the Bill of Rights)
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To: Holdek
An expose on your traitorous heroes, The NY Times.

Traitors of Record: The Record of the New York Times

186 posted on 12/19/2005 4:31:35 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: Holdek

You rignorance aside, you have repeatedly ignored laws cited to you.
You have repeatedly ignored facts, and history.
You also seem to have neglected this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1542415/posts


188 posted on 12/19/2005 4:32:55 PM PST by Darksheare ("Keep it just between us..." she said, and then she faded into the mist.)
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To: Holdek

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051219/pl_nm/security_eavesdropping_dc_8
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday reiterated Bush's statement that the wiretapping of telephone conversations and other communications was legal and did not violate the Constitution.

"This program has been successful in detecting and preventing attacks inside the United States," Hayden said. "I can say unequivocally that we have got information through this program that would not have otherwise have been available."

A 1978 law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, makes it illegal to spy on U.S. citizens in the United States without court approval.

"FISA's very important in the war on terror, but it doesn't provide the speed and the agility that we need in all circumstances to deal with this new kind of threat," Gonzales said.

Hayden said the purpose of the program was solely "to detect and prevent" while FISA was built for long-term coverage against known agents of an enemy power.

"It's a quicker trigger. it's a softer trigger. And the intrusion into privacy is significantly less. It's only international calls. The period of time in which we do this is in most cases far less than that which would be gained by getting a court order."

snip


224 posted on 12/19/2005 4:56:21 PM PST by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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