The court case mentioned in the article, Clapper vs. Amnesty, is just as shocking. They aren't arguing whether or not the law is constitutional. Rather, they are considering whether the law can even be challenged when no plaintiff could ever prove with certainty that they have been wiretapped. Hard to understand why this isn't getting more coverage in the media considering it could threaten reporters' privilege.
IMO there aren't many reporters left in the major news organizations. A few outlets like ProPublica exist, but they don't have the reach. The MSM outlets have all hired archetypical/attractive anchors, and just feed them fluff which isn't much more than a retelling of Associated Press blurbs.
Do you think that if this were up for signature and George W. Bush were the president the left would be as quiet about it as they are right now? When I voted for Obama in 2008, I was certain that warrantless wiretapping were to become a thing of the past. It's too bad I was wrong. According to the ACLU, Obama has quadrupled the amount of warrantless wiretapping
| When I voted for Obama in 2008, I was certain that warrantless wiretapping were to become a thing of the past.| If you listened to him on the stump before election, Obama's criticism with WW always used the language to the effect of "As it stands now, the current program is illegal and I'm against it. There would have to be changes to the law to bring it into compliance." He was telling congress that he wanted a couple of tweaks to bring it into compliance and he was telling us that he was going to sign it.
In a word: no. I don't feel that Obama understands the dangers of a government with unchecked power. I think many liberals just imagine that he has some very scary information that motivates him to act like this. I doubt it. But, I also doubt Romney would have stopped FISA.Do you think that if this were up for signature and George W. Bush were the president the left would be as quiet about it as they are right now?
Not many leaders are apt to voluntarily dilute the powers they are given even if their rhetoric during campaigning says they might. Guess I was silly to think otherwise. Is this how people become cynical?
It's disgusting that all of the amendments proposed to make FISA even remotely accountable were rejected by fairly wide margins.