Why It's Terrorist Surveillance, Not Domestic Spying?

Question

It's Terrorist Surveillance, Not Domestic Spying

"A federal appeals court today ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging President Bush's domestic spying program..." It wasn't a domestic spying program! "The two-to-one ruling by the sixth US Circuit Court of Appeals panel was not on the legality of the program itself. What the ruling did was vacate an order by a lower court in Detroit last August that the post-9/11 warrantless surveillance aimed at uncovering terrorist activity was unconstitutional, violating rights to privacy and free speech. The ACLU led the suit on behalf of other groups, including lawyers, journalists, and scholars, it says have been handicapped in doing their jobs by the government monitor." It was not "domestic spying," and the AP knows it by virtue of how they write it up in the third paragraph.

Answer 1

If a law enforcement agency is conducting surveillance of people on American soil, then it IS domestic spying. Your attempt at redefining it has unfortunately failed.

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Answer 2

Dont you realize this has been going on since 1956 without our knowledge. Its really funny to because in 1969 I discovered that my home and phone had been bugged by the FBI because of my political views when I was in colllege. I was followed by them as well and on one ocassion I was called into their office and asked about what I knew of the Black Panther Partys plans to overthrow the government. I never laughed so hard in my life because I never associated with the BPP. To make fools out of them I would say things around my house offensive to the government because I knew I was bugged and when people would call me I would purposely start a anti establishment statement but not finish it as I counted 40 seconds. This went on for 3 years until I finally sue for harrasment and won. I havent had to work a day since then. Thank you big brother, and J Edgar Hoover for the retirement plan. My point is how much of our resources are being wasted on innocent decent american people like they did with me? Sure glad Im not paying taxes anymore.

Answer 3

Because it is to catch Terrorists.
If you don't like it, Don't:
1. Call Terrorists on the phone.
2. Don't hang-out with Terrorists.
3. Don't be a Terrorist yourself.

Everyone knows that the ACLU and the Democrat Party are Standing Up for the Rights of Terrorists. Big Deal!!!!
They always support our enemies.

Answer 4

Doublespeak is language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often resulting in a communication bypass. Such language is often associated with governmental, military, and corporate institutions and its deliberate use by these is what distinguishes it from other euphemisms. Doublespeak may be in the form of bald euphemisms ("downsizing" for "firing of many employees") or deliberately ambiguous phrases ("wet work" for "assassination", "take out" for "destroy", "Terrorist Surveillance" for "Domestic Spying", or vice versa.). Either way it's a disguise to take away you rights and freedoms.
(To OG below, Now they have the means to come and take it all away from you. Be afraid, be very afraid.

Answer 5

The government hasn't been able to "catch" any real terrorists lately. Just the fake ones that it trumpets as being a 'threat' to national security.

I love the fake plots they "uncover" too: Such comedy!

Answer 6

Just one more reason for me not to visit America, I suppose. Whoa! Don't get me wrong, I'm not a terrorist but I DO like my civil rights.

I also have very little trust, or indeed respect, left for the US government. Who knows what the hell they'd do with the information they garner?

Answer 7

I'd personally rather have the government hear me pathetically trying to get a date over the phone, than have some terrorist orchestrating a bomb plot from inside the country without the government knowing.

Answer 8

The war on terrorism is a cleverly cloaked war on freedom. Perfect really. The power elite has wanted to do this for a long time.

Answer 9

Oh goody, my government gets to listen to me complain about their bullshit. I'm sorry, but if they are listening to me, it's domestic spying and no amount of semantics will change the truth.

Answer 10

All I can say is thank God it went to the sixth circuit court and not the 9th circus court