Judge orders halt to NSA wiretap program
You read correctly Ladies and Gentlemen, someone is actually defending the Constitution!
Today a Detroit federal judge ordered the Bush administration to halt the NSA’s domestic “eavesdropping” (illegal wiretapping) program. You go Judge Anna Diggs Taylor! Finally someone in the judicial system has stepped forward and said warrantless wiretapping is a major violation of the United States Constitution.
Judge Taylor said the controversial practice of warrantless wiretapping known as the “Terrorist Surveillance Program” violated free speech rights, protections against unreasonable searches and the constitutional check on the power of the presidency.
Specifically, Judge Taylor ruled that the Bush administration had violated the terms of a 1978 surveillance law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which requires warrants for individual eavesdropping on suspects inside the United States. (swissinfo)
Thanks to Think Progress who found a copy of the injunction that can be viewed here: 06-10204Injunction
Today is a good day.
Jesse, 
Bob 5:39 pm on 8/21/2006 Permalink
And in other news (probably) …
Adult Oriented Phone Services have recorded a record surge in business since the latest wiretapping program has been found unlawful.
Doody 11:20 pm on 8/27/2006 Permalink
Yeah, well we will see what that will do. Unfortunately in the realm of the World Politique, there is a lot of talk and very little action. Kind of like the UN Sanction on Lebanon, which is just like “uh, hey, could you guys like, stop? Please?” We will see my friend, we will see.
Jesse 8:36 pm on 9/5/2006 Permalink
Are you doubting the government in some way… thats very unamerican. I’m going to have to report you to the FBI.
euicho 1:06 pm on 9/6/2006 Permalink
oh no!!!
I better go delete all references to hating bush on my blog!
lol.
Thats the problem. People don’t realize you can distrust and detest your government while still loving your country. The government doesn’t make a country, the *people* do. (o.o)