Reply #18: You are Comparing Apples to Oranges [View All]

[Krashkopf]

The sovereign immunity you are talking about has to do with suing the Federal Government for money damages when Federal employees NEGLIGENTLY cause an injury. The "limited waiver" that you are talking about is the 1946 law known as "The Federal Torts Claims Act." I know this because when I was a young Army lawyer, my job was to defend the Army against FTCA claims.

That is NOT what we are talking about here. The NSA did NOT negligently wiretap people without getting a warrant.

The Bush administration, and now, sadly, the Obama administration, have claimed, on the record, in court, that the U.S. Government cannot be sued for INTENTIONALLY violating the CONSTITUTION.

It was WRONG and UNAMERICAN, when Bush said it. It is JUST AS WRONG and JUST AS UNAMERICAN when Obama says it.

Restoring the CONSTITUTION was my #1 issue before the election, and it is STILL my #1 issue. My support for Obama is DIRECTLY related to his support for the CONSTITUTION. I have already called the White House to express my outrage. I hope you, all, will too.