Comments on: NSA program struck down by judge http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/ The Supreme Court of the United States blog Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:56:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: federalist http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-10258 federalist Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:50:17 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/#comment-10258 Why should judges be involved in war-fighting? And what if the locus of the wiretapping is without the US? Why should judges be involved in war-fighting? And what if the locus of the wiretapping is without the US?

]]> By: Commentator http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-10257 Commentator Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:48:47 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/#comment-10257 <i>Those who would sacrifice their liberties for a little security deserve neither liberty or security.</i> Those who keep paraphrasing lame quotes deserve their phones tapped. Those who would sacrifice their liberties for a little security deserve neither liberty or security.

Those who keep paraphrasing lame quotes deserve their phones tapped.

]]> By: Rob Leonard http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-10256 Rob Leonard Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:21:33 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/#comment-10256 Hey Federalist, I too would like to know about those calls that you mention. They can do the wiretaps without this program, they just have to get approval from a Judge first. In the jurisdiction that I practice in a cop can get a warrant without getting out if his police car in less than 5 minutes through a video conference with a Judge. There is just no excuse for this blatent "power grab" by the president. Those who would sacrifice their liberties for a little security deserve neither liberty or security. Hey Federalist, I too would like to know about those calls that you mention. They can do the wiretaps without this program, they just have to get approval from a Judge first. In the jurisdiction that I practice in a cop can get a warrant without getting out if his police car in less than 5 minutes through a video conference with a Judge. There is just no excuse for this blatent “power grab” by the president. Those who would sacrifice their liberties for a little security deserve neither liberty or security.

]]> By: federalist http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-10255 federalist Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:40:54 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/#comment-10255 I hardly think this is wonderful. Seems to me that intercepting cross-border conversations is like a border search. (Plus, let's not forget that we used to listen in on the Commies--does anyone think that if Leonid Brezhnev decided to call the US, we would have had to turn off the surveillance?) Also, with respect to the AUMF, despite the bleatings of Lindsey Graham types, signals intelligence is a part of military operations, and signals intelligence involves listening to the enemy--thus it seems pretty clear that the President's actions here fall under the "other statute" exception in FISA. And the opinion reads more like a polemic than a judicial opinion. The disease of the Carter presidency has not been excised from the body politic. It's hilarious to see the moonbats (e.g., the NY Times editorial page) celebrate the strident rantings of a true believer judge. Or it would be. Those of us who have children and who fly planes and who live in big cities would like to know about suspected al-Qaeda types calling people here in the US. I hardly think this is wonderful. Seems to me that intercepting cross-border conversations is like a border search. (Plus, let’s not forget that we used to listen in on the Commies–does anyone think that if Leonid Brezhnev decided to call the US, we would have had to turn off the surveillance?) Also, with respect to the AUMF, despite the bleatings of Lindsey Graham types, signals intelligence is a part of military operations, and signals intelligence involves listening to the enemy–thus it seems pretty clear that the President’s actions here fall under the “other statute” exception in FISA. And the opinion reads more like a polemic than a judicial opinion. The disease of the Carter presidency has not been excised from the body politic. It’s hilarious to see the moonbats (e.g., the NY Times editorial page) celebrate the strident rantings of a true believer judge. Or it would be. Those of us who have children and who fly planes and who live in big cities would like to know about suspected al-Qaeda types calling people here in the US.

]]> By: Maude http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/comment-page-1/#comment-10254 Maude Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:18:04 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/nsa-program-struck-down-by-judge/#comment-10254 This is wonderful. Do you have any idea on how this will do on appeal and how long it will take? Because the judge raised the Bill of Rights in her decision, can congress come back and anull the section of the FISA ACT of 1978 and make this decision moot? Thanks so much for this blog. Maude This is wonderful.
Do you have any idea on how this will do on appeal and how long it will take?
Because the judge raised the Bill of Rights in her decision, can congress come back and anull the section of the FISA ACT of 1978 and make this decision moot?
Thanks so much for this blog.
Maude

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