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Edited on Tue Aug-07-07 08:57 PM by NanceGreggs
Well, it is now obvious that you, our elected Democratic representatives, have decided to kowtow to The Boy and hand over our right of privacy – way to go, Dems!
I could say that this equates to a display of cowardice of mammoth proportions, a slap in the face to your constituents, and just the kind of Constitution-shredding behavior that you were elected to stop, not engage in. But to state all of that would simply be unforgivably courteous in the circumstances, so I will move on.
As long as you are in agreement that illegal wiretapping should now proceed as though it were legal, perhaps you can take some steps to turn this enormous lemon into lemonade.
Would it be possible for those who listen-in on our phone conversations to gather non-terrorist related information, and pass it along to the appropriate parties?
The first thing that comes to mind is health-related discussions. Being as millions of Americans have no medical insurance, perhaps the listeners could break into conversations and dispense advice when needed. “Excuse me, but you’re sounding a bit raspy, Mrs. Citizen. Just yesterday I was eavesdropping on a call between a doctor and a patient with the same symptoms, and he recommends gargling with Listerine, coupled with two Tylenol, three times daily.”
Of course, the most obvious positive that could come out of this kind of intrusion into our private lives would be the gathering of accurate information from We the People that could be passed along to the mainstream media – because, quite frankly, they don’t seem to know what they’re talking about on any number of issues.
Might I suggest that the listeners keep track of the number of citizens who spend most of their day, every day, phoning around trying to find work? Or those who are trying to get details about filing for bankruptcy, along with those who are looking for rental accommodations because they are about to lose their homes? We keep hearing about this booming economy all the time, but the MSM reportage just doesn’t seem to reflect anything remotely resembling reality. If this kind of information could be passed along to the media, they could start reporting what’s really happening out here.
Listening-in on phone calls to veterans’ facilities could also be of great value. Keeping a record of how many calls it takes to get through the mountain of red-tape our veterans have to navigate in order to get the rehab, disability pensions, medical care, etc., they require could lead to some real eye-opening about this administration's We Support the Troops schtick, wouldn't it?
Additionally, there are probably a lot of soldiers out there who talk to their family and friends about what it’s really like to be in Iraq, caught up in the middle of a civil war, overburdened and under-equipped in 110-degree temperatures. Maybe the listeners could record these conversations, so they can be played – over, and over, and over – for the warmongers who are still flogging that things are going great over there crap to the public.
This way we could at least get something of value out of this debacle – whadda you think?
Oh, and just a word to the wise: You might want to inform the listeners not to waste too much time investigating people who use words or phrases like ready to explode, anti-American, destruction, the enemy within, treason, betrayal, or co-conspirators over the next few months. Chances are they’re not talking about terrorist activity; they’re just voicing their opinion of their Democratic leaders.
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