The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been routinely monitoring the e-mails, instant messages and cell phone calls of suspects across the United States — and has done so, in many cases, without the approval of a court.
Fourth Amendment, anyone? ANYONE?? Where’s the probable cause? There is none. They want to spy on us, so they do. Like Dear Leader says, “Stop throwing the Constitution in my face! It’s just a god-damned piece of paper.”
Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act and given to the Washington Post — which
stuck the story on page three — show that the FBI’s massive dragnet, connected to the backends of telecommunications carriers, “allows authorized FBI agents and analysts, with point-and-click ease, to receive e-mails, instant messages, cellphone calls and other communications that tell them not only what a suspect is saying, but where he is and where he has been, depending on the wording of a court order or a government directive,” the Post says.
But agents don’t need a court order to track to track the senders and recipients names, or how long calls or email exchanges lasted. These can be obtained simply by showing it’s “relevant” to a probe.
Point & click, folks. It’s the new “normal.” How does it feel….really?
Do you experience the slightest bit of unease or hesitation before sending that IM or email? When you’re on an international call, does it run through your mind that you qualify for eavesdropping, even if all you’re doing is filling in Aunt Lou on how big the kids are getting?
It must feel ok, because I don’t see any of us protesting in the streets, or holding our government accountable.
You’ve got nothing to hide? Are you sure? You do realize YOU won’t be the one deciding what’s worthy of hiding. Don’t you?
8 Comments
April 8, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I’m sure they’re eavesdropping on all of us here.
To The Minions Spying On Us:
What you are doing is against the law.
Saying, “I was only following orders” is no excuse.
(see Nuremberg)
Is your loyalty to the United States of America and its Constitution, or to a corrupt administration whom has stated that the Constitution is a “goddamn piece of paper”? (George W. Bush, December 5, 2005)
We are Americans, and we are all equal. The 4th Amendment is law.
Stop breaking that law.
April 8, 2008 at 7:37 pm
true,
Brings a whole new meaning to “What you don’t know can’t hurt you,”
April 8, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Is your loyalty to the United States of America and its Constitution, or to a corrupt administration…
I am voting for the latter rather than the former.
April 8, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Slimy bastards…
April 8, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I’m just glad trueblue is on our side when she gets mad.
April 8, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Great post Zooey, you should submit it to the editor of every newpaper. Make sure ev gets it noticed.
April 8, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Thanks, Shayne.
EV is good at getting posts noticed!
April 9, 2008 at 1:28 pm
I won’t get one of those new fangled credit cards nor will I get EasyPass. Let the government work a little harder to find me. I’m worth the extra effort.