A definition of Freedom that presents a "grave threat" to America?

Question

Does such a thing exist?

Alberto Gonzales said today that requiring warrants for the wiretapping program is a "definition of freedom [that is] superficial, and is itself a grave threat to the liberty and security of the American people."

I find this absurd considering the warrant requirement was created by the First Congress and is enshrined in the Bill of Rights.

How can limitations on government surveillance be a "grave threat" to freedom?

Answer 1

Does his argument surprise you though? It's such a contradictory thought but they have to sell it like that so they get any chance of continuing with the program.

And you know what's worst? That people will buy it.

Answer 2

Not a grave threat to freedom, but a grave threat to the on going plot of the Republicans (the Bushes and the Cheneys, and all the very closely knit group now in power), to hold power forever. They will use terrorism as the justification to hold in power until ALL terrorism has been defeated, through the reinterpreting or changing the Bill of Rights.

Answer 3

you must know all comunication is being monitered
thus to apply for a specific warrent is clearly discrimatry
this also is in the constitution is it not
freedom is thee only threat ,to the system ,when you hate everyone its not descrimination but a warent is specific ,but with out the warrent its not evedentially valid ,thus a nice catch 22 emerges is it the info or the stopping of the crime that is going to result in abeyance of the threat ,having the issue of warrents challanged would cause a grave threat
its usalually best to not ask certain questions
any limitation on govt may see it desolve in a puff of delusioned pure l;awyer logic
it is time to apply the sepperation of powers to lawyers and lawmakers
asxs you know many polititions are trained in law ,thus under true sepperation should desqualify them selves from making laws thier peers will one day make great proffits from
if so facto the drug laws
a lovly income earner fior lawyers by l;awyers
great system when the system puts itself intrest above the common weal
but such is logic eh.

Answer 4

Like chyea omg the absurd stuff about the first congress and like the bill of rights is like whatever like you can do what you want but not like what you to do in the real world sometimes I believe imyself to be a of a greater person who can dance write and be alike a sluttyyy huttty stupid playgirl of a beatch wow am I talked int a sibvonscious trance bahahahahahahahahaha like omg like omg hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

ok I'm done

Answer 5

There is no limitation. The government can get the warrants AFTER they do the surveillance. They are just too imperious to be bothered getting it. It would be an acknowledgement that they had to answer to somebody.