[kellynla]

"Electronic surveillance is a key weapon in the war on terror. Don't handcuff the president and the NSA."

[kinoxi]

there needs to be a certain amount of debate, in my opinion, to prevent 'big brother' situations like are beginning in the UK. absolute unrestricted surveillance is not a good thing for any government

[MilesVeritatis]

"Max Boot: Forget Privacy, We Need to Spy More "

I thought that was the conclusion of the super duper extra special untouchable 911 Commission, as well. Where are all the "nonpartisan" commission members? Where are the "Jersey Girls?"

(cue the crickets).

[mysterio]

Forget Privacy, We Need to Spy More

I respectfully and wholeheartedly disagree.

[XtreMarine]

Okay people, wake up! There are bad people out there trying to do harm to our way of life. We better take every possible action, including eavesdropping on phone calls to ensure we are safe.

Okay lets say we don't do it. Next time the crazy people hit us then you all will be crying that the government did not do enough to protect us.

You can not have it both ways. Besides, if you are not doing anything wrong, what is the big deal?

[JohnBovenmyer]

Wrong link. The correct link to the full article is here.

[Mariner]

Will you and Max feel the same way if Hillary or JF Kerry were president?

[Mariner]

Once the power is built and exercised it's very difficult to control who weilds it in a democratic government.

I'd like to see the Congress specifically authorize , and vet it with the Supreme Court, a temporary authorization for the Executive to monitor domestic communication data, specifically excluding content without a "probable cause" warrant, to expire and require renewal every 12 months.