Dems in the House and Senate failed to pass tougher judicial checks and oversights:

[rodeodance]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/04/washington/04nsa.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1186221755-6ylqX5w8PKvuxIJrh8iN2Q


......Broader Spying Authority Advances in Congress

By ERIC LICHTBLAU and MARK MAZZETTI
Published: August 4, 2007

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 —A furious push by the White House to broaden its wiretapping authority appeared on the verge of victory on Friday night after the Senate approved a measure that would temporarily give the administration more latitude to eavesdrop without court warrants on foreign communications that it suspects may be tied to terrorism.

The House is expected to take up the White House-backed measure on Saturday morning before going into its summer recess.

Democratic leaders acknowledged that the bill would probably pass.

Democrats in both the House and the Senate failed to pass competing measures on Friday that would have included tougher judicial checks and oversight on the eavesdropping powers.

[fasttense]

1. Our Congress is so afraid of terrorists

that they are willingly destroying the Bill of Rights. With barely a whimper they are going to allow the most corrupt administration in the history of our country to spy on American citizens. Oh yeah they say it's just between foreign communications. But can we trust the bushes? These are the same people who write policy and signing statements saying they can read our mail. What a bunch of cowards.

Are Americans so afraid of terrorists that they are willingly giving up what our founding fathers so carefully crafted?

Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

[Perry Logan]

2. I wish you could get elected to something, since you're so brave and tough.

[rodeodance]

3. ???