Re: why spying on americans without a warrant is a crime

On 19 Dec 2005 12:33:43 -0800, "AndyS" <andysharpe@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>72 hours is the time you get to listen without a warrant, and gives you
>
>plenty of time to get a warrant to extend your listening time.
> ---- Josh
>
>Andy comments:
>
> That kind of puzzles me , too, since to comply with the letter of
>the law,
>one had only need apply..
>
>Perhaps this needed to be done but the grunt who did the wiretap
>did not realize he had to do it -- maybe he thought his boss was
>handling it. In any case, it was NOT GWB's job to do this detail
>crap ---
GWB gave permission to do this WITHOUT complying with the law. In
your zeal to exonerate him you make *** up. Stop acting like an ass.
Thumper


> that's what he has highly trained government operatives
>for. GWB just creates policy, and the policy was sound. It looks like
>some poor slob just didn't have enough legal training, or didn't care,
>or figured it was just busy-work, or something......
>
>It's also possible that the operative was a Dem liberal and didn't
>do it because nobody TOLD him to do it, and wanted to embarrass
>the administration..... Not all people in the government, ESPECIALLY
>civil servants ( Chamblee ), care to take that extra step if they can
>further their own political agenda by "forgetting".
>
>Hell, I don't know. I am puzzled why everyone is making such a fuss
>since , to my knowledge, NOBODY has claimed that anyone was
>damaged in any way....... I got better things to do than fix things
>that ain't broke....
>
> Andy
>
>In my opinion, it was a screw-up. But , nothing bad happened.
>Maybe they will correct their actions...

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