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Alpharetta Lawyer Sues Bush Over Wiretaps
AJC ^ | 01/21/06 | Carlos Campos

Posted on 01/20/2006 7:36:18 PM PST by groanup

Alpharetta lawyer sues Bush over wiretaps

By CARLOS CAMPOS

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 01/21/06

An Alpharetta man filed a federal lawsuit on Friday against President Bush, claiming the administration's secret wiretapping program aimed at nabbing terrorists is unconstitutional.

Mark Guzzi, 40, claims that the government's surveillance of telephone and Internet communications violates his First Amendment protection of free speech and the Fourth Amendment's right to privacy. Guzzi is a lawyer for the state Department of Corrections, but he said he filed the lawsuit as a private citizen.

The lawsuit names President Bush, the National Security Agency and the NSA's director as defendants.

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Guzzi said Friday he has developed friendships overseas, before the 2001 terrorist attacks, and worries that communications with those friends are being monitored.

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It was not unusual for him to discuss topics such as the mindset of terrorists, suicide bombings, the United States' approach to the war on terror, the war in Iraq and other related subjects in the course of a typical conversation — particularly since his friends are both of Middle Eastern descent, he said.

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Guzzi said he has no way of knowing whether he was actually monitored, since the program is secret.

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Guzzi emphasized that his lawsuit has nothing to do with his position as assistant general counsel — the No. 2 lawyer — for the Georgia Department of Corrections. Guzzi also said the lawsuit is not politically motivated and that he supports the war on terror and the goal of apprehending terrorists. He simply objects to the wiretapping, claiming that the administration is pursuing terrorists at the expense of his civil liberties and the American form of government.

Staff writer Bill Rankin contributed to this article.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: homelandsecurity; lawsuit; nsa; patriotleak; spying; wiretaps
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To: danmar
"This idiot, who calls himself a sort of a Lawyer should know that you can not sue the Government and/or a sitting President no matter what!"

Not so

The government(at all levels) can and is often sued if it waives soverign immunity which it does frequently.

81 posted on 01/21/2006 3:18:35 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopechne is walking around free)
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To: oneofmany
I have heard this argument before about precedent and what a future pres. would do with it. Bill and Hillary engaged in this activity for eight years already. You are assuming that previous administrations didn't do it because it was against the law. Don't be so naive.

Certainly you are not saying that, because it was illegally done before, that we should ignore the illegal behavior now or in the future?

82 posted on 01/21/2006 3:19:39 AM PST by Lazamataz (I have a Chinese family renting an apartment from me. They are lo mein tenants.)
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To: groanup
Sullivan is a liar.



COMMENTARY
By James Sullivan
MSNBC contributor
Updated: 1:53 p.m. ET Sept. 28, 2004

But uncompromising political views never hurt the sales of the now-defunct hard rock group Rage Against the Machine, and the Dixie Chicks actually gained admirers when singer Natalie Maines uttered her infamous anti-Bush sentiment.

83 posted on 01/21/2006 3:29:56 AM PST by kcvl
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To: Lazamataz

First, let's not assume that what Bush did was illegal. That's begging the question. He is using presidential powers in time of war. The Clintons used eavesdropping for political gain during peacetime. I'm not saying that any illegal activity should be ignored at anytime but if it's going to be done anyway, precedent means nothing.


84 posted on 01/21/2006 3:39:07 AM PST by oneofmany (ACLU -- Destroying America since 1920)
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To: kcvl
Technically, ole Sullivan might be right though: See, he only said they "gained admirers" (when they started spewing their socialist drivel. (Since they were primarily CW singers with little pure socialist appeal before, and got lots of attention after from the press, they might actually have gained a few thousand new "admirers."

He never said they gained more CUSTOMERS!
85 posted on 01/21/2006 3:41:24 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: oneofmany
First, let's not assume that what Bush did was illegal. That's begging the question. He is using presidential powers in time of war.

Here's the problem: The war is perpetual, can never be declared over, and thusly is carte blanche to violate the intent of the 4th amendment forever.

In World War II, we didn't fight the tactic of the blitzkrieg; we fought the Germans. We didn't fight the tactic of the kamikaze, we fought the Japanese.

Today, we fight no one people -- we fight a tactic. A war against a tactic can never truly be called over. And therefore, the abrogations against the Bill of Rights remain in perpetuity.

Lest we forget: Oceania has ALWAYS been at war with Eurasia.

I'm not saying that any illegal activity should be ignored at anytime but if it's going to be done anyway, precedent means nothing.

This statement still indicates a lack of resolve for the detection and successful prosecution of any illegal act -- at the Executive level -- if there is precedent.

86 posted on 01/21/2006 7:33:47 AM PST by Lazamataz (I have a Chinese family renting an apartment from me. They are lo mein tenants.)
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To: Admin Moderator

That's why I pinged you with the post, in case I was violating rules.


87 posted on 01/21/2006 8:42:27 AM PST by groanup (Shred for Ian)
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To: groanup

Don't know him. Have never had dealings with the DOC.


88 posted on 01/21/2006 10:13:50 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Lazamataz

O.K., hold on a minute, I'm getting confused. Who violated the fourth amendment?


89 posted on 01/21/2006 11:05:01 AM PST by oneofmany (ACLU -- Destroying America since 1920)
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To: darkwing104
Good luck proving you were monitored. You weren't? No proof? Sucks to be you...loser!

This is precisely why all these lawsuits coming out of the woodwork on NSA spying are bogus to begin with. NO ONE, I repeat NO ONE except someone from within the Agency can offer up proof they were intercepted. Absolute fact - it is all classified and anyone that comes forward to the press is committing a felony.

90 posted on 01/21/2006 11:20:57 AM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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To: operation clinton cleanup

I must admit that is quite a resume for a Vietnamese refugee born in Saigon in 1968. You have read this part right?


91 posted on 01/21/2006 11:26:31 AM PST by takenoprisoner
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To: takenoprisoner
I must admit that is quite a resume for a Vietnamese refugee born in Saigon in 1968. You have read this part right?

Yes I did. I don't think Communism is in his genes, though.

92 posted on 01/21/2006 11:32:56 AM PST by operation clinton cleanup
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To: operation clinton cleanup

"Yes I did. I don't think Communism is in his genes, though."

Maybe maybe not. Still, some nam refugees were communist sympathizers, and some even fought with the NVA.

My real beef here is that we elect congress persons to write our laws. Now I learn that some nam refugee writes our laws while congress merely skims over his cliff notes making his unconstitutional policies the law of the land...

Oh did I mention his co author, also not an elected member to congress has dual citizenship. If it were any other country but Israel I would be outraged at that alone. But after reviewing some of his misdeeds and the mishandling of critical terror cases, amongst others, and the fast track he was placed on, it's really scarey at least for me to see such a person in charge of our security...iow, his mis-deeds in NJ, and at the DOJ goes well beyond the unpatriot act he co wrote with this refugee from vietnam.


93 posted on 01/21/2006 12:04:32 PM PST by takenoprisoner
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To: takenoprisoner
Oh did I mention his co author, also not an elected member to congress has dual citizenship. If it were any other country but Israel I would be outraged at that alone. But after reviewing some of his misdeeds and the mishandling of critical terror cases, amongst others, and the fast track he was placed on, it's really scarey at least for me to see such a person in charge of our security

I would be interested in reading about Chertoff's unsavory background if you have any links. I have never heard anything bad about him in the past, so I have no reason to question his integrity.

94 posted on 01/21/2006 12:10:31 PM PST by operation clinton cleanup
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To: Chuck54

Two words: No Standing.


95 posted on 01/21/2006 12:11:35 PM PST by Howlin
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To: operation clinton cleanup

If you are really interested in seeking the truth, you may begin your quest from here...


http://freerepublic.info/focus/f-chat/1327033/posts


96 posted on 01/21/2006 12:26:47 PM PST by takenoprisoner
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To: groanup

If he hasn't had his phone tapped, how has he been affected enough to be able to sue?


97 posted on 01/21/2006 12:34:08 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: groanup

Must be something in the water in that part of Georgia, Jammah Cahtah, Cynthia Tucker, Max Cleland - gets their minds all bent around.


98 posted on 01/21/2006 9:12:36 PM PST by Rembrandt (We would have won Viet Nam w/o Dim interference.)
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To: marvlus
More than that the slob is trying to aid Al Queida and get his fame.
99 posted on 01/22/2006 10:10:54 AM PST by gunnedah
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To: groanup
"Comments welcome."

Trouble maker.:-)

100 posted on 01/22/2006 10:15:29 AM PST by verity (The MSM is a National disgrace.)
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