In case you needed more confirmation that really there is only a single huge monolithic and totalitarian political party in the American Empire fully dedicated to stripping the few civil liberties that still remain from the Old Republic, there is this today from the New York Times, official mouthpiece of the ruling classes:
Democrats Seem Ready to Extend Wiretap Powers
By ERIC LICHTBLAU and CARL HULSE WASHINGTON,
Oct. 8 — Two months after insisting that they would roll back broad eavesdropping powers won by the Bush administration, Democrats in Congress appear ready to make concessions that could extend some crucial powers given to the National Security Agency.
Administration officials say they are confident they will win approval of the broadened authority that they secured temporarily in August as Congress rushed toward recess. Some Democratic officials concede that they may not come up with enough votes to stop approval.
As the debate over the eavesdropping powers of the National Security Agency begins anew this week, the emerging measures reflect the reality confronting the Democrats. Although willing to oppose the White House on the Iraq war, they remain nervous that they will be called soft on terrorism if they insist on strict curbs on gathering intelligence.
A Democratic bill to be proposed on Tuesday in the House would maintain for several years the type of broad, blanket authority for N.S.A. eavesdropping that the administration secured in August for six months.
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Vote for Ron Paul or condemn your descendants to the misery of living for the next hundred years under a totalitarian police state!
Democrats Seem Ready to Extend Wiretap Powers
By ERIC LICHTBLAU and CARL HULSE WASHINGTON,
Oct. 8 — Two months after insisting that they would roll back broad eavesdropping powers won by the Bush administration, Democrats in Congress appear ready to make concessions that could extend some crucial powers given to the National Security Agency.
Administration officials say they are confident they will win approval of the broadened authority that they secured temporarily in August as Congress rushed toward recess. Some Democratic officials concede that they may not come up with enough votes to stop approval.
As the debate over the eavesdropping powers of the National Security Agency begins anew this week, the emerging measures reflect the reality confronting the Democrats. Although willing to oppose the White House on the Iraq war, they remain nervous that they will be called soft on terrorism if they insist on strict curbs on gathering intelligence.
A Democratic bill to be proposed on Tuesday in the House would maintain for several years the type of broad, blanket authority for N.S.A. eavesdropping that the administration secured in August for six months.
Full Story Here
Vote for Ron Paul or condemn your descendants to the misery of living for the next hundred years under a totalitarian police state!
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