[FoxInSocks]

And if they're using copyright infringement and child porn as excuses, they'll have to start sniffing packets. So, Feinstein's amendment would also destroy net privacy - if there's any out there.

And Democrats were all up in arms to protest against eavesdropping overseas phone calls between terrorists.

[Dahoser]

Great point. Now we just have to get the same folks who were aghast at the so-called wiretapping–shades of Nixon—aghast in the same way at this.

[KarlInOhio]

And Democrats were all up in arms to protest against eavesdropping overseas phone calls between terrorists.

That's different. There was a national interest with that, therefore it is eeeeeevil. Checking for teenagers downloading the latest album is about campaign contributors' interests and is therefore vital.

For example, see the Dems reactions to attacking Iraq (important national interests) vs attacking Serbia (no national interest).

< / cynicism rather than sarcasm>