Supreme Court rejects ACLU challenge to warrantless wiretaps
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080219/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_do...
The Supreme Court rejected a challenge Tuesday to the Bush administration's domestic spying program.
The justices' decision, issued without comment, is the latest setback to legal efforts to force disclosure of details of the warrantless wiretapping that began after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The American Civil Liberties Union wanted the court to allow a lawsuit by the group and individuals over the wiretapping program. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the suit, saying the plaintiffs could not prove their communications had been monitored.
The government has refused to turn over information about the closely guarded program that could reveal who has been under surveillance.
ACLU legal director Steven R. Shapiro has said his group is in a "Catch-22" because the government says the identities of people whose communications have been intercepted is secret. But only people who know they have been wiretapped can sue over the program, Shapiro has said.
If I want to "move out of Germany", are they settling the Moon, yet?
I Know! This is Horrible!
I've had a thread going on this topic this morning (http://www.dailypaul.com/node/38945); yet, there seems to be little demonstrated interest here on the subject.
That thread above also references links to the AP and Reuters reports on this sad story. Very glad to see you think it's important enough to discuss!
The ACLU exist to enter in to important issues
and represent them in such a way that they lose. So they lose we lose.
Why do you think they picked NAMBLA( North American Man Boy Love association ) to defend.
They don't work for us or for freedom and the constitution.
Agreed
What we need is an effective organization to fight for our freedoms.
Libera me, let the truth break, what my fears make--Leslie Phillips
But that man should play the tyrant over God, and find Him a better man than himself, is astonishing drama indeed!~~D. Sayers
There is no difference between an authoritarian government from the right or the left...F. A.Schaeffer