Historical irony on spying
Topics: Civil Liberties
18 Dec 2005
From: Ervan Darnell
The news this week is about Bush's authorization of warrantless spying on citizens making domestic calls (the NSA has long had the authority to spy on international calls).
On "This Week", George Will was arguing against Bush's position not so much on the merits of warrantless searches but on the separation of powers issues, and how stopping the unlimited power of the monarchy was the major theme of the Declaration of Independence.
It was written to protest the abuses of George III, now those abuses are being revisited by George II.
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Ervan Darnell
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