Wire tapping should not be allowed
Mark Farias
Issue date: 9/6/06 Section: Opinion
It's about time that the American Civil Liberties Unions (ACLU) lawsuit, filed on Jan. 17, has been decided on, it was filed in attempts to rid the United States of the warrantless wire tapping program used by the National Security Agency (NSA) used to collect and share information. On April 20, 2004 read a speech meant to inform people about the Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), The President said, or at least his speechwriters wrote:
"We've got to share information on a real-time basis, so first responders and police chiefs can move as quickly as possible. We're going to talk about that communication today." - George W. Bush
"Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires - a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution." - George W. Bush
Most Americans agree that the wiretappings were uncalled for, seeing that their uses weren't explained to the American people, and how could the American people understand what was being done, if the president himself didn't know what he was promoting.
"I'm not a lawyer, so it's kind of hard for me to kind of get bogged down in the law. (Applause.) I'm not going to play like one, either. (Laughter.) The way I viewed it, if I can just put it in simple terms, is that one part of the FBI couldn't tell the other part of the FBI vital information because of law." - George W. Bush
And along with incidents of people have complained about being investigated by the government for being partners in peace organizations who voiced dissenting views on the war effort, also backed by the ACLU which claimed since March 14 saying that they had concrete evidence which proves that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had been monitoring the moves of American citizens merely for their anti-war views.
"We've got to share information on a real-time basis, so first responders and police chiefs can move as quickly as possible. We're going to talk about that communication today." - George W. Bush
"Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires - a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution." - George W. Bush
Most Americans agree that the wiretappings were uncalled for, seeing that their uses weren't explained to the American people, and how could the American people understand what was being done, if the president himself didn't know what he was promoting.
"I'm not a lawyer, so it's kind of hard for me to kind of get bogged down in the law. (Applause.) I'm not going to play like one, either. (Laughter.) The way I viewed it, if I can just put it in simple terms, is that one part of the FBI couldn't tell the other part of the FBI vital information because of law." - George W. Bush
And along with incidents of people have complained about being investigated by the government for being partners in peace organizations who voiced dissenting views on the war effort, also backed by the ACLU which claimed since March 14 saying that they had concrete evidence which proves that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had been monitoring the moves of American citizens merely for their anti-war views.
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