Leave it to Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins to figure out ways to let the government extend their reach even more: Lieberman and Collins’ solution is one of the more far-reaching proposals. In the Senators’ draft bill, “the President may issue a declaration of an imminent cyber threat to covered critical infrastructure.” Once such a […]
Last night Glenn Reynolds posted this little tidbit about Fox pulling the plug on Hannity’s show from the Cincinnati Tea Party: ANOTHER UPDATE: The Cincinnati Tea Party folks tell me that they had no deal with Hannity — he had a deal with the University of Cincinnati, and they had a deal with the University […]
So it turns out that a member of Congress was targeted for some NSA spying: And in one previously undisclosed episode, the N.S.A. tried to wiretap a member of Congress without a warrant, an intelligence official with direct knowledge of the matter said. The agency believed that the congressman, whose identity could not be determined, […]
An interesting article in the Washington Post discusses how law enforcement is now using GPS to track suspects, mostly without any warrant. This really sounds like a gray area in the world of privacy. On one hand, police can “tail” a suspect without a warrant, which this is very similar to, but what if a […]
And a new story has emerged that he MUST answer for: President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant, the Daily News has learned. The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law on Dec. 20. Bush then issued a “signing […]
Well someone is out to protect someone now: House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Sunday he may challenge a judge’s order allowing FBI agents to examine documents seized at a Louisiana congressman’s Capitol Hill office in a bribery probe. Hastert said he believed Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was “in big trouble” and that the House would […]
Well things are really heating up in DC: Law enforcement officials executed search warrants Friday on the house and office of the CIA’s outgoing executive director, the FBI said. The agency’s third ranking official, Kyle “Dusty” Foggo, has been under investigation by the FBI, IRS, Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the CIA’s inspector general, said […]
This entire debacle that has started by a very legitimate resolution offered by Russ Feingold has just got me fuming. His motion to censure Bush is by far one of the most reasonable requests that have been made in the 109th Congress. Rather you are for or against the wiretapping program, one thing remains – […]
The plan by Senate Republicans to step up oversight of the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program would also give legislative sanction for the first time to long-term eavesdropping on Americans without a court warrant, legal experts said on Wednesday. Civil liberties advocates called the proposed oversight inadequate and the licensing of eavesdropping without warrants […]
According to a new CBS poll, Bush has hit an all time low. Cheney is at 18% approval rating and Bush’s handling of Iraq is at a mere 30%. Some other interesting numbers: 70% oppose the port deal. 62% think things are going badly in Iraq 43% approve Bush’s handling of terrorism. Down 9 points […]