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2006-12-26 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by .com 2006-12-26 05:39|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I imagine it is also being used against drug dealers and even copyright violators, too. And that is the problematic part of it.

The NSA should go back to its primary mission, National Security. This does not include ordinary criminal activities unrelated to terrorism. The FBI was quite adept at policing that up already, with ordinary court-ordered wiretaps, and even it didn't need any more special authority beyond the secret judicial oversight panel.

This has proven to be one of the worst drawbacks of Patriot Act and related provisions. The government just seems to be incapable of keeping its scope limited to terrorists.

Little old white ladies searched in airports, using advanced unwarranted surveillance techniques to bust a $500 pot deal, keeping dossiers and sending agents provacateur to investigates otherwise harmless fruitbats, not even Moonbats.

I wouldn't be surprised if that DA wouldn't try to assert some Homeland Security act against the Duke lacrosse team. And just because he can.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-12-26 11:34|| 2006-12-26 11:34|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm skeptical there's actually been much of what Moose is alleging (I didn't say none, but "much"), but even if there were, I don't see how we can avoid negative unintended consequences in domestic war policies any more than we can avoid the occasional civilian casualty in Iraq. Hell, there's a raft of outrageous state misbehavior/incompetence in law enforcement daily having nothing to do with NSA or surveillance of any kind. Of course we should build in checks to minimize mistakes or abuses, but I think singling out NSA or Patriot Act-related stuff is unwarranted and I've seen no evidence presented that liberty is endangered.

Posted by Verlaine 2006-12-26 12:24|| 2006-12-26 12:24|| Front Page Top

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