Originally posted by: shadow9d9
Originally posted by: Wheezer
Originally posted by: shadow9d9
What is really disgusting here is that 2 people actually have the audacity to try to IGNORE something already established... Bush came out and admitted to domestic spying without a warrant! If people are so ignorant and afraid to admit what is ALREADY KNOWN, how can anyone actually debate real issues affecting the country? Burying your head in the sand is not the answer.
OF COURSE IT IS DOMESTIC!!!
If an INTERNATIONAL call originates INSIDE the US and that call goes OUTSIDE the US to Syria the NSA cannot tap a line in Syria. BUT they can tap the phone that originated the call INSIDE the US.
Now how many people have actually claimed that thier calls to mom and dad 3 states over have been tapped? None that I know of.
So you claim that those of us who are ok with this tapping of certain INTERNATIONAL calls are just to ignorant to see the bigger picture which is that eventually ALL calls will be tapped without warrants. Isn't that exactly the same as what we say about another terrorist attack? I mean come on we can all agree that there WILL be another...or are we paranoid? Kinda like you and your "they are going to tap into me ordering a pizza!"
Who is the chicken little again?
Listen, the debate in congress is over whether it is legal to spy on americans! It isn't over whether or not it is wiretapping american citizens or not! ... Congress and Bush aren't arguing that these calls are international, and not domestic. It has been established that it is domestic spying. Bush claims he has special war powers allowing him to temporarily ignore the bill of rights. Why would he have to argue this if he WASN'T breaking the 4th amendment? Get a clue.
It has nothing to do with paranoia. It has to do with breaking the 4th amendment GUARANTEEING the safety against WARRANTLESS searches.. which has been broken,. Quit trying to turn this into a separate arguement. It is a clear violation of the bill of rights.
You are right, the Constitution as it is written is final, it is not nor was it ever intended to be a living document that grows with the changing of the times.
Everything else does, our laws, our economy, the world around us...but not the Constitutuon..no sir...keep it as it was originally written, it IS NOT nor was it EVER open for interpretation, there is no room for growth or expansion, simply read the words as they were written.