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To: Peach
See In re Sealed Case, 3 10 F.3d at 745; United States v. Duggan, 743 F.2d 59. 72 (2d Cir. 1984) (recognizing that the Fourth Amendment implications of foreign intelligence surveillance are far different from ordinary wiretapping, because they are not principally used for criminal prosecution).

Exactly! Intelligence collection is not for law enforcement purposes. It doesn't matter whether or not the findings would stand up in court. That's not the idea. The idea is to provide warning of catastrophic attacks by armed agents of a foriegn power.

61 posted on 12/22/2005 12:42:10 PM PST by Steel Wolf (* No sleep till Baghdad! *)
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To: Steel Wolf

I can't get over the left's fake moral indignation and apparent amnesia over both previous court decisions that support the president's authority in this matter as well as Clinton's use of similar authority.


64 posted on 12/22/2005 12:43:57 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Steel Wolf
Exactly! Intelligence collection is not for law enforcement purposes.

Yes, and most, if not all MSM commenting on this are only showing their ignorance. Interception of comm going out and coming into the US has been going on at least since WWII and maybe even before that. ONLY WHEN BUSH DOES IT, IT BECOMES A CRIME. The MSM is so disgusting, it is no wonder their listernership, viewership, and readership are going down every month. They have no credibility, but worse yet they are part of the Fifth Column

199 posted on 12/22/2005 5:36:35 PM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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