President Bush ignored the court in ordering National Security Agency (NSA) wiretapping.
Congress enacted law to ban phone companies from giving out information about customers’ calling habits.
The NSA reportedly collected such phone call records.
It’s been reported that the National Security Agency has been collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans. It then analyzes calling patterns in an effort to identify possible terrorism suspects, without listening to or recording the conversations. The NSA secretly obtained the phone call records from the three biggest phone companies. One source said, “The agency’s goal is ‘to create a database of every call ever made’ within the nation’s borders.”
The Washington Post and ABC News conducted a poll of 502 Americans, and the next day reported that 63% favored the NSA’s actions.
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states the “right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects” and requires the government to get a warrant based on probable cause before a search.” Congress set up the FISA court to issue domestic search orders against agents of foreign powers and terrorist groups.
With all the other lies we have been asked to swallow, I find it hard to believe that only information on the numbers being dialed is being kept track of. I wonder: is there a connection between Echelon and the data-mining programs that have recently been exposed?
“The shadow of Big Brotherism should be enough for most Americans to question Bush’s NSA domestic spying programs, particularly given that the records of tens of millions of Americans are being collected.”
“Watching Bush’s falling poll numbers may be reassuring, but at some point, the American people have to say loud and clear: enough is enough.”
Hello? It’s the Constitution of the United States of America! I guess 63% 502 citizens just do not get “it”. As usual – Nobody asked me.
Here you go George:
today I called
- Kaiser
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I find it outrageous that the telcos were complicit with the feds. A close relative who spent a lot of time in the government told me about these NSA nets and I didn’t believe him at the time. What a fool I was. The thing is, they cast a wide net and then hope to catch something meaningful in it…and it’s just plain WRONG.
When the feds pay my outrageous telephone bills maybe then they can look at who I talk to, but until then they need to stay out of the way.
Counting the days till Bush and his buds are gone,
DnW
Yes, I too knew about them long ago via word of mouth. It was hard to believe then but I am such a paranoid sometimes that I do tend to consider the possibilities. ..
I have heard other interesting bits but I am to the point that I believe that the sniffers would be set to zero in on the words.
It is sad that those of us who pay attention to the big picture and how it effects our little private worlds could stand on the tallest peak, scream at the top of our lungs – to an apathetic crowd.
sorry you got bumped into moderation, I have no idea why as it is set proper … if you know why it keeps doing this let me know – o guru of all things k2