Reply #17: This is the part where I have to quote your original post to you [View All]

[bryant69]

Always a pain.

"The court ruling on NSA wiretaps means NOTHING
For it to have any meaningful impact, BushCo would first have to accept that it is required to act within the confines of the law and the Constitution. They do not. They answer to "a higher power," as Bush once said. Jump up and down and cheer all you want. This court ruling will change NOTHING until the law-breaker is removed from office."

You're original argument was that this ruling means NOTHING (and that we shouldn't be happy with it, apparently). Your current argument seems to be From a legal standpoint this ruling means nothing.

Even in my initial response, which you clearly didn't bother to read, I admitted as much. But that doesn't mean that this ruling means NOTHING in an absolute sense. Which is my point; even if this ruling isn't going to stop the program entirely and immediately, it is another sign of where the country is going and another clear indication that President Bush is choosing to operate outside the law. We've known this for some time, but there's nothing wrong with underlining it for the general public.

Bryant