Re: NSA wiretap, Friday night

responder wrote:

Even in this article, what is _not_ said, what is glossed over, is that
there is no oversight. The program has been judged illegal and
unconstitutional and yet continues.

Even in this article, what is _not_ said, what is glossed over, is that
all (_*all*_) communications within the US, or that pass through US hubs
*might* be monitored, tapped, recorded, or *modified*. That includes all
commercial, personal or political communications.
That is the really big problem, "no oversight". The government says there can't be oversight because that would compromise security. If that is not a catch 21 explanation I don't know what is. The Bush administration is saying "trust me", and why shouldn't we have they ever done anything to make us thing they are not the most trustworthy people in all the world?

They say that the spying is only on information going in and out of the country, but how is anyone to know if there is no oversight. That is why this kind of activity should and previously did need a warrant. Their approach is like the classic joke "I could tell you but then I would have to kill you". Well they are killing us.

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