[feis at ravenndragon.net: Sen.: White House Agrees to Spy Law Change]
Justin
justin-cypherpunks at soze.net
Sat Feb 18 20:17:27 PST 2006
On 2006-02-18T10:15:40+0100, Eugen Leitl wrote:
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> From: feis <feis at ravenndragon.net>
> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:34:40 -0500
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> Subject: Sen.: White House Agrees to Spy Law Change
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> Sen.: White House Agrees to Spy Law Change
> By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer
> 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
>
> Senate Intelligence Chairman Pat Roberts said he has worked out an agreement
> with the White House to change U.S. law regarding the National Security
> Agency's warrantless surveillance program and provide more information about
> it to Congress.
>
> "We are trying to get some movement, and we have a clear indication of that
> movement," Roberts, R-Kan., said.
>
> Without offering specifics, Roberts said the agreement with the White House
> provides "a fix" to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and offers more
> briefings to the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Translation: Cut us into the action, and we'll sweep this one under the
rug.
I feel ill. What ever happened to separation of powers?
--
The six phases of a project:
I. Enthusiasm. IV. Search for the Guilty.
II. Disillusionment. V. Punishment of the Innocent.
III. Panic. VI. Praise & Honor for the Nonparticipants.
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