Posted on 08/17/2006 9:06:43 AM PDT by sinkspur
A federal district judge in Detroit has ruled that the Bush administration's NSA surveillance of phone conversations is unconstitutional.
Then let the judge enforce his ruling.
Durn Detroit News is full of breaking news re: Jon Benet
Nada re: surveillance
Arab capital of the USA?
What a joke. Like that is going to stand. Impeach the quisling.
Muslim capital of the US
You're kidding... right?
Judge: Bush Surveillance Program Violates Constitution
POSTED: 11:56 am EDT August 17, 2006DETROIT -- A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that the Bush Administration's warrantless surveillance program violates the Constitution.
The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against the National Security Agency. The ACLU argued that the domestic surveillance program violates the rights to free speech and privacy.
Judge: Wiretap Program Unconstitutional
By SARAH KARUSH
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government's warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.
U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency's program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of journalists, scholars and lawyers who say the program has made it difficult for them to do their jobs. They believe many of their overseas contacts are likely targets of the program, which involves secretly taping conversations between people in the U.S. and people in other countries.
The government argued that the program is well within the president's authority, but said proving that would require revealing state secrets.
The ACLU said the state-secrets argument was irrelevant because the Bush administration already had publicly revealed enough information about the program for Taylor to rule
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2006/aug/17/081705063.html
This sounds like something John Conyers cooked up, as he is a Congressman for Detroit. Can you imagine him being the leader of the Judiciary Commitee? If you want to see something really funny, check out Conyer's web site. He is trying to appeal to the Kos nuts.
You beat me to it! ;)
Put this guy and his family on a plane and make them fly back and forth between here and England.
Meanwhile,
Power play
Recent plot to bomb U.S.-bound airliners spurs attorney general to urge increased authority for feds
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-ussell174854352aug17,0,6423816.story?coll=ny-uspolitics-headlines
Majority of Americans Support
Increased Surveillance, Poll Shows
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115574487305937351-1p6jp10iyuPOMt2lV_6vK0YA5WA_20060915.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top
A victory for the terrorists and liberals.
The ACLU "shops" for liberal judges and files their cases there.
Also Detroit, and it's suburbs, have LOTS of Arabs.
U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor
"A liberal Democrat" appointed by Carter:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060807/NEWS05/608070381/1001/NEWS
Way to go, Dems, RINO's, Libs and ACLU.
Subversion is Job 1.
These stinkin' judges; honest to Pete, they don't have the common sense they were born with.
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