Bush, 2005: Law enf. needs judge's permission to TRACK CALLS

[DesEtoiles]

Speaker: President George W. Bush
Title: President Discusses Patriot Act
Location: Columbus, OH
Date: 06/09/2005

President Discusses Patriot Act
Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy
Columbus, Ohio

11:22 A.M. EDT

Finally, we need to renew the critical provisions of the Patriot Act that protect our civil liberties. The Patriot Act was written with clear safeguards to ensure the law is applied fairly. The judicial branch has a strong oversight role. Law enforcement officers need a federal judge's permission to wiretap a foreign terrorist's phone, a federal judge's permission to track his calls, or a federal judge's permission to search his property. Officers must meet strict standards to use any of these tools. And these standards are fully consistent with the Constitution of the U.S.

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Speaker: President George W. Bush
Title: President Encourages Renewal of Patriot Act Provisions
Location: Baltimore, MD
Date: 07/20/2005

President Encourages Renewal of Patriot Act Provisions
Port of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

10:02 A.M. EDT


Terrorists are using every advantage of the 21st century technology, and we've got to make sure our law enforcement has got the tools to fight off that advantage. The Patriot Act helps us defeat our enemies while safeguarding civil liberties for all Americans. The judicial branch has a strong oversight role in the application of the Patriot Act. Law enforcement officers need a federal judge's permission to wiretap a foreign terrorist's phone, or to track his calls, or to search his property. Officers must meet strict standards to use any of the tools we're talking about. And they are fully consistent with the Constitution of the United States.

http://www.vote-smart.org/speech_detail.php?speech_id=112993&keyword=wiretap&phrase=&contain=

[CornField]

1. Norma, aren't you paying attention?!

Law enforcement officers need a federal judge's permission to wiretap a foreign terrorist's phone, a federal judge's permission to track his calls, or a federal judge's permission to search his property.

Obviously this only applies to "foreign terrorists" and not ordinary American citizens! *SHEESH!*

[DesEtoiles]

2. yep. foreign terrorists have more rights than American citizens

Also, it's "law enforcement" - not the NSA, not Unca Dick, not Hayden, etc.

[CornField]

3. Now you're catching on!

LOL!!

Very nice catch, BTW. Thank you!

[pepperbear]

4. cool. so andy griffith will listen in on the terrorists.....

leaving bush and co. free to listen to us.


ok, gotcha! :) :) :)

[DesEtoiles]

5. kick

[DesEtoiles]

6. kick