Bush urges congress to revise wiretapping rules

(Washington, DC/Fargo, ND)

Communications companies have been the target of lawsuits (over 40 0f them) Due to the 2007 passing of "No Warrant Wiretapping" practices. The revision of the current anti-terrorist rules would create a police state that is tighter than the security showing after 9/11. Is this constitutional? Try this thought... Is Bush out of line - Most Definately!

I know this much that in a radio talk show on KFGO-am (790 am) in Fargo, ND - Cass County, ND Sheriff Paul Laney denied to callers that a no warrant search exists.

Well Mr. Laney sorry to tell you they do. A "Sneak and Peek" search was introduced and passed into law, not only that so has been wiretapping, a practice carried out by Both Cass County, ND, Clay County MN, Law enforcement officials have been using on a regular basis. (local and county)

This creates a trust barrier with the public, media, and cannot be written off as plausable denial.

And now all this has created an uproar nationally - not just from this locality but also in other places in the us.
Again this shows corruption in the gathering of evidence for crimes and can be abused to the extent that even the innocent can be upheaved by these practices and abuses.

FROM: cnn.com (a copyrighted story)

AT&T, Verizon and other companies are believed to have provided information to aid the National Security Agency's no-warrant wiretapping program. The program, which Bush authorized in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, monitored communications involving suspected al Qaeda members and people in the United States.

Bush strongly defended retroactive immunity in his statement.
"If these companies are subjected to lawsuits that could cost them billions of dollars, they won't participate. They won't help us. They won't help protect America," he said. "Liability protection is critical."
But Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, and chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said as negotiations with the Senate begin, "I plan to advocate strongly for the House bill, which contains important protections for the constitutional rights of Americans."
And the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee released a letter Tuesday that he sent to the White House saying immunity is not justified.

In his letter, Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, wrote that a file of secret documents recently provided by the White House "leads me to conclude that there is no basis for the broad telecommunications company amnesty provisions advocated by the administration."

Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell and Attorney General Michael Mukasey have said they would recommend a presidential veto of any bill that doesn't include retroactive immunity, and the White House has indicated a veto would be likely.

The telecommunication firms are facing more than 40 lawsuits claiming that the privacy of their customers was violated when their records were allegedly turned over to the government. The companies have refused to comment on their activities related to the government.

Where is North Dakota's representation in all this, I'm certain they are voting.. And how about New Mexico Congresswoman Heather Wilson, R-NM. it makes it all look rather questionable.

All this makes the conservative North Central US media look like a bunch of panzies, when compared to how they believe such bull stories about laws.

I look forward to your comments...