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NSA Spying isn't "Domestic Abuse"
Townhall.com ^ | 2/7/2006 | David Limbaugh

Posted on 02/07/2006 6:45:47 AM PST by dson7_ck1249

I hereby expressly consent to the NSA eavesdropping on any telephonic, Internet or other electronic forms of communications I may have -- whether I initiate or am on the receiving end of the communication -- with any person or persons the government has reasonable basis to conclude is a member of al Qaeda, affiliated with al Qaeda or a member of an organization affiliated with al Qaeda.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; davidlimbaugh; eavesdropping; homelandsecurity; nsa; wiretaps
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To: inquest

Inquest: "But you also need to take into account the fact that in security agencies like the NSA, there's very often a culture of conformity, of "the-nail-that-sticks-up-is-hammered-down", of "ours-is-not-to-reason-why"."

... which apparently doesn't work in the NSA. Remember WHY we're even talking about this; because a "whistleblower" had a novel to push.


61 posted on 02/07/2006 10:06:37 PM PST by MamaSwami
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To: inquest
that is illogical.

you are saying then that there are no conflicts between what is written in the constitution re the Presidents duties and what is made law by the Congress and which attempts to regulate the Executive branch.

you have got to be kidding.

Lurking'
62 posted on 02/08/2006 5:46:58 AM PST by LurkingSince'98
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To: MamaSwami
Did you read the rest of my post?

For every hardy brave soul who tries to blow the whistle there are many others who consider it more advantageous to look the other way. The whistleblowers get a lot of coverage, at least when they're successful, and that may lead to the idea that it's a commonplace attitude, but I think that's a very misleading impression.

63 posted on 02/08/2006 7:57:10 AM PST by inquest (If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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To: LurkingSince'98
If you're claiming that congressional regulation of the executive branch is unconstitutional, then that would invalidate a hell of a lot more than just FISA. Say goodbye to the Posse Comitatus Act, among others.
64 posted on 02/08/2006 7:59:13 AM PST by inquest (If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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To: inquest

Inquest: "For every hardy brave soul who tries to blow the whistle there are many others who consider it more advantageous to look the other way. The whistleblowers get a lot of coverage, at least when they're successful, and that may lead to the idea that it's a commonplace attitude, but I think that's a very misleading impression."

In other words, you're agreeing with me that there's no reason to believe that the NSA should be trusted to carry out an illegal act. Therefore, it would be safer to hire a hacker.


65 posted on 02/08/2006 3:37:26 PM PST by MamaSwami
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To: MamaSwami
In other words, you're agreeing with me that there's no reason to believe that the NSA should be trusted to carry out an illegal act.

I'm saying the exact opposite. The vast majority of them can be all too well "trusted" to look the other way.

66 posted on 02/08/2006 3:46:02 PM PST by inquest (If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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To: dson7_ck1249

Does anyone have the NYT's traitorous story breaking this tactic used against the enemy? I have not read it yet.


67 posted on 02/09/2006 5:06:01 AM PST by HankReardon
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