How many stories do we have to have about the FBI misusing their authority before we do away with the domestic spying program?
http://www.yahoo.com/s/604864
2007-06-15 02:09:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
mustagme....that is just weak....because I have nothing to hide, the govt. should be able to spy on innocent Americans?
2007-06-15 02:22:47 · update #1
Amazing, not one actual Republican answer to your question.
And to everyone who said, "Well gee the phone company gave them more than they asked for", so when the FBI received anything they didnt ask for, they returned it immediately, is that what your saying?
The scary part is you hear NOTHING about NSA abuses.
Bush and Kompany have spent more than half a trillion dollars fighting the "war on terror", which does not include the addtional billions the US will be sued for, over illegal detentions, privacy issues, human rights violations, etc.
2007-06-15 02:25:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Another example of the government's "responsible" use of the powers they were given when we allowed Congress to abridge and/or eliminate our privacy rights. The ability for the FBI and CIA to participate in open ended domestic spying were restricted in the 1970s because of abuse. All the assurances we received from the Administration should have been questioned by Congress, but few members did.
This again is another issue that should be being addressed to the candidates in both parties that assume they are the right person to be our next President. I want to know what their stand is on the Patriot Act, domestic spying, etc.
2007-06-15 10:12:44 · answer #2 · answered by ripbolts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a person lives in the United States, they/we live in a police state. We have more of our own citizens imprisoned than any other nation on the globe. The laws enforced are not the ones that pertain to real life for real people.
2007-06-15 10:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK, so the FBI asks telephone and Internet companies for information and they release more information than the FBI asked for. How is that the programs fault? Maybe we should be asking those companies why they released the additional information.
2007-06-15 09:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by Brian 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
"The vast majority of newly discovered violations were instances in which companies, such as telephone and Internet providers, gave more information than the FBI sought, the officials said."
So basically the FBI is not completely responsible for this mess up.
2007-06-15 09:12:55 · answer #5 · answered by civil_av8r 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
When "we" stand up for ourselves.....our govt intelligence community is like this dog....things have happened to it......so it is snapping at everything.
2007-06-15 09:20:01 · answer #6 · answered by Chaz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can start with the day Hoover and the FBI came into existence.
How can you re-train them now? They think it is their constitutional right to investigate by all means (legal or not) in the interest of "National Security".
You think this it is bad now, wait and see if Clinton makes President.
2007-06-15 09:15:41 · answer #7 · answered by jay_d_skinner 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
yes, Hillary and Bill will have lots of fun with that when they're back in office
2007-06-15 09:13:10 · answer #8 · answered by Gemini 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You have to ask, what are you hiding that you are so worried about this?
Your typical average American has nothing to worry about.
2007-06-15 09:12:21 · answer #9 · answered by mustagme 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋