ACLU Sues NSA, Well Of Course They Do
American Civil Liberties Union Sues to Stop President Bush's Domestic Eavesdropping Program
NEW YORK -- Civil liberties groups filed lawsuits in two cities Tuesday seeking to block President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, arguing the electronic surveillance of American citizens was unconstitutional.
The U.S. District Court lawsuits were filed in New York by the Center for Constitutional Rights and in Detroit by the American Civil Liberties Union.
The New York suit, filed on behalf of the center and individuals, names President Bush, the head of the National Security Agency, and the heads of the other major security agencies, challenging the NSA's surveillance of persons within the United States without judicial approval or statutory authorization.
It seeks an injunction that would prohibit the government from conducting surveillance of communications in the United States without warrants.
The Detroit suit, which also names the NSA, was filed with the ACLU along with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Greenpeace and several individuals.
Messages seeking comment were left Tuesday morning with the National Security Agency and the Justice Department.
Bush, who said the wiretapping is legal and necessary, has pointed to a congressional resolution passed after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that authorized him to use force in the fight against terrorism as allowing him to order the program.
The program authorized eavesdropping of international phone calls and e-mails of people deemed a terror risk.
The Detroit lawsuit says the plaintiffs, who frequently communicate by telephone and e-mail with people in the Middle East and Asia, have a "well-founded belief" that their communications are being intercepted by the government.
"By seriously compromising the free speech and privacy rights of the plaintiffs and others, the program violates the First and Fourth Amendments of the United States Constitution," the lawsuit states.
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Here we go again! It's more important for the ACLU to protect the rights of Terrorists/and/or/possible terrorists than it is to protect the people, US that the terrorists want to kill!
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Or got to Stop The ACLU
NEW YORK -- Civil liberties groups filed lawsuits in two cities Tuesday seeking to block President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, arguing the electronic surveillance of American citizens was unconstitutional.
The U.S. District Court lawsuits were filed in New York by the Center for Constitutional Rights and in Detroit by the American Civil Liberties Union.
The New York suit, filed on behalf of the center and individuals, names President Bush, the head of the National Security Agency, and the heads of the other major security agencies, challenging the NSA's surveillance of persons within the United States without judicial approval or statutory authorization.
It seeks an injunction that would prohibit the government from conducting surveillance of communications in the United States without warrants.
The Detroit suit, which also names the NSA, was filed with the ACLU along with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Greenpeace and several individuals.
Messages seeking comment were left Tuesday morning with the National Security Agency and the Justice Department.
Bush, who said the wiretapping is legal and necessary, has pointed to a congressional resolution passed after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that authorized him to use force in the fight against terrorism as allowing him to order the program.
The program authorized eavesdropping of international phone calls and e-mails of people deemed a terror risk.
The Detroit lawsuit says the plaintiffs, who frequently communicate by telephone and e-mail with people in the Middle East and Asia, have a "well-founded belief" that their communications are being intercepted by the government.
"By seriously compromising the free speech and privacy rights of the plaintiffs and others, the program violates the First and Fourth Amendments of the United States Constitution," the lawsuit states.
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Here we go again! It's more important for the ACLU to protect the rights of Terrorists/and/or/possible terrorists than it is to protect the people, US that the terrorists want to kill!
More On This Story Here
Or got to Stop The ACLU
posted by Marie's Two Cents | 8:17 AM
3 Comments:
yes it is more important.we are a nation of laws and the president is not above the law.
i hope this goes fast thru the courts since we dont seem to have any backbones in the congress.br3n
The ACLU protects the rights of AMERICANS -- the right to privacy from warrantless government spying. If Bush thinks "somebody's talking to Al Qaeda," he only needs to get a FISA warrant (which is issued 99.9% of the time it's requested) to eavesdrop. He thinks he's above the law. He's not.
And if you think the illegal NSA spying program has "protected" us from anything, read today's NY Times piece on the usefulness of the data it's generated.
No one said the President was above the law! And I am with him on this if someone here is talking to Al-Quida there, I want to know who it is and what it's about also!
This lawsuit is frivilous because under the constitution the President has the authority to do this especially after we have been attacked by the very people we are trying to listen in on and prevent further attacks!
The ACLU has been taking away more rights than they have been protecting in the last few years, but this hit you people want to throw at our National Security is irresponsible and is bordering on treason!
And if you think this program by the NSA HASNT worked, or hasnt protected us then try telling that to the authorities that hauled in a terrorist that tried to blow up the Brooklynn Bridge! And you know what you can do with the New York Times!
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