tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31964974.post3354723807698635828..comments2023-09-10T03:33:19.319-04:00Comments on RANDOM THOUGHTS: The King LivesMycue23http://www.blogger.com/profile/07474424588090159340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31964974.post-70060758968925990652009-04-08T17:33:00.000-04:002009-04-08T17:33:00.000-04:00Even an attempt to dismiss the case is reprehensib...Even an attempt to dismiss the case is reprehensible. It would let stand and therefore set a precedent that government and its private industry lackeys can do whatever they damn well please. This is utterly disgusting, completely irresponsible, and thoroughly indefensible.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31964974.post-83779269655669157802009-04-08T13:08:00.000-04:002009-04-08T13:08:00.000-04:00An interpretation of this is that it is not a stat...An interpretation of this is that it is not a statement of policy, but merely a legal ploy to try and get the case dismissed. I frankly fail to see the difference. Even used as a legal ploy, the Justice Department is still asserting the claim that the 4th amendment doesn't apply to the government. If there is no relief in the courts when the government tramples on our supposedly guaranteed constitutional rights, then where exactly can we seek redress for this kind of harm. The FISA bill (which passed last year with the vote of then Senator Obama, I might add), clearly shows that the Congress is also unwilling to challenge the authority of the administration when it tramples on the rights of the American people. <BR/><BR/>If this is now the policy of the US government, then it is now clear that the Constitution isn't worth the paper it's written on.Mycue23https://www.blogger.com/profile/07474424588090159340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31964974.post-54781655607362424702009-04-08T11:54:00.000-04:002009-04-08T11:54:00.000-04:00This is a very, VERY shocking and disappointing mo...This is a very, VERY shocking and disappointing move by the Obama Justice Department. It holds dire implications for our freedom and for the survival of our Constitution as a functioning document. I would expect something like this from the far right, not the Obama administration. Pinch me - slap me - pour ice water all over me --- I MUST be in the grip of a nightmare! And there MUST be a lot more to this than meets the eye, for I simply cannot believe this right now!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.com