Comments on: Regarding the NSA Surveillance Program http://blog.probonogeek.org/2005/12/regarding-the-nsa-surveillance-program/ Technology for the Good of People Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:17:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: srcastic http://blog.probonogeek.org/2005/12/regarding-the-nsa-surveillance-program/comment-page-1/#comment-70 srcastic Sat, 24 Dec 2005 21:33:00 +0000 http://wordpress.probonogeek.org/2005/12/regarding-the-nsa-surveillance-program/#comment-70 If the matter were limited to monitoring matters where there is a legitimate suspicion of terrorism, there is no reason that the government can't get a warrant to do so. Courts are quite deferential on these matters, and the Patriot act provided for it all to be done in secret.<br/><br/>Of course, after <a HREF="http://coffeehousesoapbox.blogspot.com/2005/12/pentagon-spies-on-nyu-lgbt-group.html" REL="nofollow">I learned that the Pentagon was spying on me and my friends</a> at NYU, I wonder how much there is even a legitimate suspicion of terrorism. No wonder Bush doesn't want to seek warrants - there is no probable cause that some law students at NYU are terrorists merely because they are protesting Don't Ask Don't Tell. <br/><br/>The domestic spying seems to have gone too far, and as far as I am concerned, is an abuse of power. If the matter were limited to monitoring matters where there is a legitimate suspicion of terrorism, there is no reason that the government can’t get a warrant to do so. Courts are quite deferential on these matters, and the Patriot act provided for it all to be done in secret.

Of course, after I learned that the Pentagon was spying on me and my friends at NYU, I wonder how much there is even a legitimate suspicion of terrorism. No wonder Bush doesn’t want to seek warrants – there is no probable cause that some law students at NYU are terrorists merely because they are protesting Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

The domestic spying seems to have gone too far, and as far as I am concerned, is an abuse of power.

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