Also, Glenn Greenwald is overjoyed, and being a lawyer-type, breaks down the legal ramifications, and personal attacks already targeting the judge by authoritarian fuckheads:
So, so far we have - (1) the Judge was appointed by Jimmy Carter; (2) the Judge is African-American and works on "civil rights" matters; (3) she is insane; (4) she does not take terrorism seriously; (5) this is a victory for the terrorist; (6) President Bush should defy the Order.
oh yeah, and NRO fucks decry this as a Terrorist-Friendly Ruling
― kingfish trapped under ice (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 17 August 2006 18:12 (nineteen years ago)
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 17 August 2006 18:27 (nineteen years ago)
Last week America and the world received a stark reminder that terrorists are still plotting to attack our country and kill innocent people. Today a federal judge in Michigan has ruled that the Terrorist Surveillance Program ordered by the President to detect and prevent terrorist attacks against the American people is unconstitutional and otherwise illegal. We couldn't disagree more with this ruling, and the Justice Department will seek an immediate stay of the opinion and appeal. Until the Court has the opportunity to rule on a stay of the Court's ruling in a hearing now set for September 7, 2006, the parties have agreed that enforcement of the ruling will be stayed.
United States intelligence officials have confirmed that the program has helped stop terrorist attacks and saved American lives. The program is carefully administered, and only targets international phone calls coming into or out of the United States where one of the parties on the call is a suspected Al Qaeda or affiliated terrorist. The whole point is to detect and prevent terrorist attacks before they can be carried out. That's what the American people expect from their government, and it is the President's most solemn duty to ensure their protection.
The Terrorist Surveillance Program is firmly grounded in law and regularly reviewed to make sure steps are taken to protect civil liberties. The Terrorist Surveillance Program has proven to be one of our most critical and effective tools in the war against terrorism, and we look forward to demonstrating on appeal the validity of this vital program.
Usual hoohah, in otherwards.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 17 August 2006 18:49 (nineteen years ago)
― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Thursday, 17 August 2006 19:00 (nineteen years ago)
― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 17 August 2006 19:01 (nineteen years ago)
― mentalismé (sanskrit), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:19 (nineteen years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:23 (nineteen years ago)
― kingfish trapped under ice (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:28 (nineteen years ago)
― mentalismé (sanskrit), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:28 (nineteen years ago)
― mentalismé (sanskrit), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:29 (nineteen years ago)
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:30 (nineteen years ago)
― mentalismé (sanskrit), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:32 (nineteen years ago)
This has always been my biggest WTF with the issue - if they can already get a FISA warrant AFTER THE FACT, why do they need warrantless wiretaps?
― schwantz (schwantz), Thursday, 17 August 2006 21:46 (nineteen years ago)
It reminds me a lot of that line Dubya used a lot 3 years ago, talking about how "We don't need a permission slip from the world to defend ourselves". He's The Decider, after all. Going before the judge would make them not the Big Daddy they operate like, so they refuse.
oh yeah, and it's a lot easier to argue and shout when you're completely disingenious about any objections.
― kingfish trapped under ice (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 17 August 2006 22:12 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/1208/NYT_wiretap_source_revealed.html
― very very serious (gabbneb), Sunday, 14 December 2008 21:24 (sixteen years ago)