Senate Committee Votes to Authorize Warrentless Wiretapping

LividBlivet writes, "The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that not only authorizes, but extends, US warrentless wiretapping. No accountability. No oversight. No definition of 'terrorist.' No record of who voted for what. Great way to devolve a democratic republic into a fascist theocracy. Me worried? Yea." Here is the text of SB2453, the National Security Surveillance Act (PDF). Confusingly, the committee also voted out two other bills, one of which "all but declares the warrantless wiretapping illegal," according to Wired.

No talking!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm sorry, but for reasons of national security this topic may not be discussed in any fashion.

Remember, everytime you question your government, a marine dies in the streets of Anbar.

Re:Bedtime for Democracy

[Anonymous Coward]

In Swedish, "fisa" means "to fart".

Can I have my country back?

[drewzhrodague]

Hay, can I have my country back? I didn't sign up to be wiretapped, monitoried, surveiled, folded, spindled, or what have you. And while I'm at it, can I please go to college without having to give up two arms and a kidney?

Re:No worries here.

[Anonymous Coward]

These loosers...

As opposed to tighteners?

Re:A little bit OT, but

[elrous0]

a single word meme for End Times Christian Fundamentalist Neo Conservative

Nutball?

Okay, mod me down now.

-Eric

Re:Vote!

[deKernel]

For as much as I hate the surveillance program, you really need to be aware of the details. A few of them being tha the program needs to renewed every year which means that it can be dropped when the war is over and that it is a foreign-based surveillance program.

Re:A little bit OT, but

[logophage]

Lock the "Christo-fascists" and the "Islamo-fascists" in a room. The last one standing gets to be either Raptured or receives 70 virgins, respectively. Note that we could have a round two where the winner gets to be locked in a room with the "Ziono-fascists".

Re:The Anatomy of Your Enemy

[Anonymous Coward]

sounds like some of the the middle east countries are very good at completing the steps to make the US their enemy.