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BrierS · #2 05-11-2006, 08:43 PM

Once an excuse (some prefer to use reason) is found to explain why something is done it can get substantial mileage. If you say it is done in the interest of national security and anyone questions it they can be accused of many things. Since the millions of phone calls subject to "pattern monitoring" have taken place, how many terror related arrests in this country have been made? Do they really think that the listening public and even the terrorists are so stupid as to make these types of mistakes? They have had much greater success when they raid some of the holes in foreign countries and capture those phones. The laws exist to allow them to back track and get useful info. Ahh, if I doubt their reasons and/or methods I must be pro-terrorist . . .

Soon the US Supreme Court will be offering their written opinion on a First Amendment case whereby, in all likelyhood, the 1st Amendment protection provided to public employees will be at least diluted if not evaporated. It took the two newest appointees to get a quick rehearing on the case after Sandra retired. Bush wants nothing better than making it so government employees cannot rat on their superiors doing anything underhanded . . .