Sunday, April 12, 2009
Rude Awakening
For those who recall the unconstitutional spying, detention, and harassment of anti-war activists by the Bush Administration, Tom Burghart has a disturbing bit of news: Obama is worse.
By crushing the suit against the National Security Agency for admittedly illegal spying on innocent Americans, the Obama Administration has given the NSA (and the Bush/Cheney criminals) a free pass to continue undermining democracy. In case some might wonder why this matters, the fact is that no phone calls or e-mails can be made without the government knowing who, what, where, and why; if you happen to be a pro-democracy group opposed to US policy, or an investigative journalist looking into criminal wrongdoing by government officials, Obama's Department of Justice is no friend of yours.
Anyone who thinks these guys can't ruin your life is in for a rude awakening.
By crushing the suit against the National Security Agency for admittedly illegal spying on innocent Americans, the Obama Administration has given the NSA (and the Bush/Cheney criminals) a free pass to continue undermining democracy. In case some might wonder why this matters, the fact is that no phone calls or e-mails can be made without the government knowing who, what, where, and why; if you happen to be a pro-democracy group opposed to US policy, or an investigative journalist looking into criminal wrongdoing by government officials, Obama's Department of Justice is no friend of yours.
Anyone who thinks these guys can't ruin your life is in for a rude awakening.
