Talking Points? (Spying, Wiretapping, etc...)

Dawgs

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:27 AM
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Talking Points? (Spying, Wiretapping, etc...)

I've seen some of the best lines come these past few days. Here are a few (some from fellow DUers).

How to respond to freepers
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"...the next president, maybe not a Republican, will also have these powers. "Can Hillary tap NRA's phones? Can Howard Dean tap Pat Robertson's?" - AValdoux

"If the government takes our freedoms, the terrorists have won." - helderheid

"He's a president, not a king." - Sen. Feingold

'What's the point of even having a Patriot Act if the President does whatever he wants' - many Democrats, including Sen. Feingold

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Dawgs

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:31 AM
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1. Just saw another one...

Edited on Tue Dec-20-05 11:31 AM by Dawgs

In response to Cornyn's remark about 'Civil liberties don't matter much if you're dead'.

"What about the thousands upon thousands of American Soldiers who have died protecting these civil liberties throughout our history?" - berni_mccoy

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dutchdemocrat

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:32 AM
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2. CNN has a page open now for commenting on spying

Edited on Tue Dec-20-05 11:47 AM by dutchdemocrat

CNN has a page open now for commenting on spying (SEND THEM IN)

Secret wiretaps
Under what conditions would secret eavesdropping on U.S. citizens be acceptable, if ever?

Link http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1k.html

Here's what I sent.

Secret eavesdropping on U.S. citizens should only be acceptable with a court order from FISA. As per George Bush's comments in Buffalo in 2004.

President Bush: Information Sharing, Patriot Act Vital to Homeland Security
Remarks by the President in a Conversation on the USA Patriot Act
Kleinshans Music Hall
Buffalo, New York

Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires-a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040420-2.html
http://www.vote-smart.org/speech_detail.php?speech_id=50711&keyword=wiretap&phrase=&contain=

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TahitiNut

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:36 AM
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3. In 2004, not 1994.

What a difference a decade makes.

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dutchdemocrat

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:48 AM
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5. Oops that was my typo here

Not in the letter!

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elehhhhna

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Tue Dec-20-05 11:45 AM
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4. ya want kuchinich tapping major Oil's phones?

I guarantee that'll scare 'em.

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Dawgs

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Tue Dec-20-05 03:11 PM
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6. "Give me liberty or give me death"

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