Obama DOJ Invokes State-Secrets Privilege and Patriot Act To Justify Continued Bush Warrantless Wire

babsbunny

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Thu Apr-09-09 06:53 PM
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Obama DOJ Invokes State-Secrets Privilege and Patriot Act To Justify Continued Bush Warrantless Wire

Obama DOJ Invokes State-Secrets Privilege and Patriot Act To Justify Continued Bush Warrantless Wiretaps

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/analysis/705

Submitted by christine on Thu, 04/09/2009 - 12:57pm. Analysis

A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
by Christine Bowman

Illegal wiretapping cases could spell trouble for President Obama. What can the Obama Administration be thinking?

At the Obama presidential campaign website, barackobama.com, a page titled "Plan to Change Washington" describes problems in government and then presents "The Obama/Biden Plan" to correct such problems. Here's the section on the problem of government secrecy:

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Cant trust em

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Thu Apr-09-09 07:01 PM
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1. Is this used to continue wiretapping or prevent disclosure of some things that were found

Edited on Thu Apr-09-09 07:02 PM by Cant trust em

I haven't done a lot of research on the specific lawsuit, but as a base I think there is a difference between the desire to continue wiretapping as a practice and wanting to keep certain possibly dangerous information from being disclosed.

I'm not sure where I line up on this.

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monmouth

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Thu Apr-09-09 07:03 PM
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2. If it has to do with security, and we will not know all of the information, I

have no problem with this. When the Pres was making promises during the campaign, he was not privy to all of the national security info. I have faith he knows what he's doing..

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MannyGoldstein

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Thu Apr-09-09 07:04 PM
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3. You PUMAs With Your "Laws" And Your "Constitution"

Edited on Thu Apr-09-09 07:06 PM by MannyGoldstein

How quaint.

Now it's time for the big boys to take care of business - go back to your Tinker Toys.

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Double T

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Thu Apr-09-09 07:05 PM
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4. Unbelievable but predictable.

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katandmoon

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Thu Apr-09-09 08:01 PM
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5. It was unconstitutional when Bush did it because--BUSH did it. When Obama does the same thing?

Oh, that's DIFFERENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Constitution doesn't mind being shredded when OBAMA does it. He's not evil like Bush.

See the difference?

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Autumn

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Thu Apr-09-09 08:11 PM
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6. Silly thing you, It's only bad when

a republican does it but if a Democrat does it ,it's all good. Didn't someone one say "it's only a goddamn piece of paper". I forget who that douchbag was. Nah, I lied I remember and I will never FORGET or FORGIVE.

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