It's that time again.... FISA's returning, and with it the fear-mongering

[krkaufman]

WSJ: Wiretap Politics

We're told that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is saying privately he now won't attempt to update the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on the wiretapping of al Qaeda suspects. Instead, he'll merely support another 18-month extension of the six-month-old Protect America Act.

rawstory: US national intel chief: 9/11 caused by weak domestic wiretap laws

The US Director of National Intelligence asserts that the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, were caused by weak domestic wiretapping laws.

Vice Admiral Mike McConnell, former head of the National Security Agency who was appointed DNI in 2007 by President Bush, spoke today to a group of students in St. Mary's City, Missouri, about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a federal statute that outlines procedures for electronic surveillance by the US intelligence community.

McConnell's fear-mongering is no coincidence. Start preparing for another round, Senator Dodd. ('cause they're already swinging, and the bell hasn't even rung)

[lapfog_1]

1. Oh Harry...

again I will be hugely disappointed that our Democratic leadership will role over and play dead in the face of "terra, terra, terra!!!" from the fascist repukes.

It's almost to the point that I won't even vote at all in 2008. Why vote for any of these weaklings? All they can do is present their soft bellies to the alpha males.

[gateley]

2. This is bullshit.

Our wiretapping appears to have worked just fine, it's our intelligence agencies that didn't.

We're with you Senator Dodd!

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