On last.fm: Radiohead - Listen free and discover!
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 9 of 35:
Next »
« Previous
Special Prosecutor Butt Covering
The more I think about it, the more I think they're afraid of a Congress appointed Special Prosecutor.

They can change laws all they like, but they can't make them retroactive. So they can't cover previous abuses.

Except I notice they put a FISA knockout clause in it. So any attempt to prosecute previous/ongoing abuses of these warrants could be blocked by a FISA.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401578.html

'It inexplicably permits the FISA courts to "dismiss a challenge to the legality of an electronic surveillance program for any reason"'
Posted by: Nigel Johnstone   Posted on: 11/16/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

a handful of paragraphs...  Dave P. | 11/15/06
Lame  wjkahlssmd@... | 11/16/06
Well there are KEY differences.....  Laff | 11/16/06
Yup, Bubba's lie about boffing Lewdinski ....  OButterball | 11/16/06
Fractal terrorists  Nigel Johnstone | 11/16/06
Wake up america  ibabadur1 | 11/16/06
Them there terrorists is everywhere...  Nigel Johnstone | 11/16/06
Revisionist history  ddravla@... | 11/16/06
Special Prosecutor Butt Covering  Nigel Johnstone | 11/16/06
Who said anything about  ibabadur1 | 11/16/06
don't understand that that junk doesn't work when dealing with violent, rev  clockmendergb@... | 11/16/06
It seems to me.....  wjkahlssmd@... | 11/16/06
I think it's a point of principle to them  ebrke | 11/16/06
Here's why  j.m.galvin | 11/16/06
FISA warrants can be issued *later*  Nigel Johnstone | 11/16/06
As it should be  voska | 11/16/06
Didn't the article say  DemonX | 11/16/06
I'm amazed it hasn't happened already  voska | 11/16/06
Sword rattling  maxtheaxe | 11/16/06
Your opinion is flawed.  James T. Kirk | 11/16/06
Better to be dead, and free ...  OButterball | 11/16/06
Bush and the Constitution  don_pagucci@... | 11/16/06
Who runs Bush?  clockmendergb@... | 11/16/06
PC?  Harrim | 11/16/06
They are truly Freedom Fighters  jstead1 | 11/16/06
Burning bridges  tic swayback | 11/16/06
And the Dems are still rolling on the floor.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/16/06
Time will tell.  HypnoToad | 11/16/06
ACLU should be a listed terrorist org  UnSpin | 11/16/06
A little short on the facts  Harrim | 11/16/06
watching what they do  UnSpin | 11/16/06
Anti-Amerikan  Harrim | 11/16/06
Don't be silly.  DemonX | 11/16/06
Yer, right, UnSpin!  OButterball | 11/16/06
More Spying by the Fascists  metilley@... | 11/16/06

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

advertisement
advertisement