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Re: President Bush Seeks Broader Wiretapping Authority
True, but the point is that without oversight there's nothing to stop monitoring of democratic political opponents, pressure groups and other legal activities, since there's no one to say 'hey'. That's the reason for having judicially-overseen wiretapping.
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"An inquiry into the CONSTITUTIONAL ERRORS in the English form of government is at this time highly necessary; for as we are never in a proper condition of doing justice to others, while we continue under the influence of some leading partiality, so neither are we capable of doing it to ourselves while we remain fettered by any obstinate prejudice"
Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776.
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