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POPSDeadlock On Surveillance Law Shows No Signs Of Breaking Soon
Democrats counter that it was Republicans who blocked a second temporary extension of the expired law. They maintain that the government has all the intelligence tools it needs while lawmakers work on a compromise As with every major policy fight in the remaining months of the 110th Congress, political considerations are looming large. Republicans, confident that they can win any test of wills involving national security, have honed their attack into an accusation that the Democrats care more about enriching trial lawyers than protecting the country The rhetorical battle will certainly continue. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, the top Republican on the House Intelligence panel, plans to give a speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation on Tuesday blasting House Democrats for not clearing the Senate legislation. The Justice Department is providing the House Judiciary Committee with at least some of its opinions regarding the legality of the NSA’s warrantless surveillance
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POPSDarth Cheney Gets Impatient Human rights experts have argued that US privacy guarantees mean the intelligence agencies should seek court warrants to conduct such spying inside the country. “Congress never intended to grant privacy rights to enemies overseas, yet because of modern technology, the law began to have that very effect,” Cheney insisted. Several telephone companies are now facing a lawsuit in California over their cooperation in secret government wiretaps. “Those who assist the government in tracking terrorists should not be punished with lawsuits,” Cheney said. “The program has uncovered a wealth of information that has foiled attacks against the United States; information that has saved countless, innocent lives.”
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