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Raydawg1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:08 AM Original message |
If the wiretap ruling is overturned, is the Constitution/Democracy dead? |
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Ninja Jordan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. What were the specifics of the ruling? |
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Raydawg1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. It declared the wiretaping program unconstitutional, and ordered |
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Ninja Jordan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Wiretapping as a whole? |
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Raydawg1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. It applied to the warrantless part. |
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Ninja Jordan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Then yes, it would be quite depressing if this ruling is overturned. |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 06:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Why don't read up on it instead of arguing about it? |
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Ninja Jordan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 08:18 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Arguing? |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. The court ruled against no-warrant wiretapping. |
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Ninja Jordan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Thanks (nm) |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Basically called on the bastards to follow the law. |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Good summary, well said. |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Here's a link |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 07:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
28. Unsupervised/Warrentless wiretapping is unConstitutional. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Very, Very, Very Unlikely |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Even if they say the legal reasoning is weak originally |
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Raydawg1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Well that makes me a little less worried. You know I just assume that |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:26 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Please Say a Little "Thank You" Prayer To Our Founders |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. It's already dead |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Vaya con Dios |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:47 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Died 12/12/2000. n/t |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 01:28 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Indeed! |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
17. We survived Dred Scott, Civil Rights Cases, and Plessy v Ferguson |
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Raydawg1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:52 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. nicely said |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 07:25 AM Response to Reply #17 |
35. The problem of course is that |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
20. democracy, at least in this country, died on December 12, 2000 |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 01:04 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Oh yeah, we're screwed if it's overturned. It is a matter of whether or |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
22. you can join this fight today |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 04:07 AM Response to Original message |
24. I think we have done this before. It is the same old battle. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
26. I thought JudgeTaylor's ruling was going to appeals court ? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
27. Please help |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 08:15 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. You need another N. Carolingian! |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 05:45 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. They print letters to the editor |
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ldf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
31. i don't know the mechanisms, |
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Kickin_Donkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-19-06 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
32. You're just being optimistic ... |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-20-06 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
34. It would end our system of government |
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