Tue Aug 22 16:29:47 EST 2006

Big Brother Bush Takes a Hit


Well, as usual I'm here commenting on news that is about a week old. I can never seem to get around to posting something until well after the fact. Anyway, I was poking about reading my normal news sites when I noticed two interesting things. One of them is an article by John Mueller entitled A False Sense of Insecurity in which it is discussed about how the current state of fighting terrorism is way over the top to the point of being hysteria compared to the actual statistical risk. It's basically suggests that we step back, take a look at the actual real world risk of another attack, and respond accordingly.

Of more significant interest to me though is the ruling by a federal judge that the warrantless spy program is unconstitutional. The judge had some might strong words to show how she felt too.
There are no hereditary kings in America and no powers not created by the Constitution. - District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor
Of course the Bush administration is appealing the ruling. Even so, I'm glad to see that at least some level heads seems to exist and are pushing back against Big Brother Bush. I just hope it isn't to little to late.

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