US House Passes Wiretap Measure
The House passed a revision to the FISA statute yesterday. A lot of Democrats and civil libertarians are upset. I am reserving judgement. I partially agree that this could be the beginning of a very slippery slope towards Orwellville. That said, I also don't think the Constitution is a suicide pact that ties our hands, especially in light of new dangers that are beyond the imagination of any of the Founding Fathers. We will have to see what happens. I think these days are dangerous for if we are ever hit by an event worse than 9/11, I think all bets may well be off in terms of the reaction demanded of the President whomever that may be.
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