Republican sues Bush, Cheney, NSA, for Illegal Surveillance, Wiretapping

[shance]

Republican Sues Bush, Cheney, NSA, TSA for Illegal Surveillance, Wiretapping


By Alan Gray, NewsBlaze

Scott Tooley, a Republican, and former Congressional aide and law school graduate, educated at renowned Christian universities, has filed suit against the President, Vice President and relevant federal agencies for their illegal surveillance programs.

According to the complaint, the Bush-Cheney Administration initiated numerous illegal and perpetual surveillance methods on Mr. Tooley and his family after he was incorrectly placed on the TSA's "selectee" or watch list.

Mr. Tooley's case is unique because the suit alleges the Bush Administration has used additional illegal surveillance methods on him in addition to the illegal wiretapping. Mr. Tooley is also the first Republican to file suit with regard to the Bush Administration's surveillance programs.

The suit alleges that RFID tags "that monitor their vehicle movements" were placed on his wife's car.

Prior to filing suit, Mr. Tooley says he asked federal agencies for the removal of his name from the TSA's watch list and any documents relating to the matter. He says he was stonewalled and told that the agencies could neither confirm nor deny that his name was placed on multiple watch lists.

The complaint was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, February 17, 2006. Mr. Tooley is represented by Larry Klayman, former Chairman of Judicial Watch and former U.S. Senate candidate from Florida. Mr. Klayman is now in private practice in Miami and Washington, D.C.

http://newsblaze.com/story/20060217114414nnnn.nb/n...

[Vidar]

1. A brave man.

[Joe for Clark]

2. Good for the Libertarian element!!!

Heartwarming,

Joe

[rateyes]

3. Somebody better watch his back!

Because they WILL come after him.

[Booster]

16. Yep. he's gonna die soon.

[upi402]

4. prolly a ploy, establish president of losing this suit and...

:shrug:
I just don't trust these vermin at all anymore. None of them, not one bit. They are spent 100%.

[shance]

5. I don't get that. There are too many Republicans who see their party

is being held hostage by a few rich, racist white zealots.

They are being as targetted as any other Americans opposing this Administration and its policies.

[upi402]

6. I sure hope R's are seeing it, and I just haven't met one yet.

:toast:

[Joe for Clark]

7. I am a democrat - I am an American first.

I really do believe in the idea.

So do many of "them".

I think we are on the same side now, although maybe many don't see it yet.

I do - you do.

Joe

[shance]

10. Bingo Joe. It's about Americans coming together to oust those

who are both "Republican and Democratic" leaders but who aren't leaders at all. They are doing irreparable harm to our planet, our moral codes, our futures and our childrens' futures.

[mia]

8. Tens of thousands mistakenly matched to terrorist watch lists

...Kennedy said that travelers have had to ask the TSA to clear their identities from watch lists by submitting a "Passenger Identity Verification Form" and three notarized copies of identification documents. On average, he said, it takes officials 45 to 60 days to evaluate the request and make any necessary changes.

Travelers have been instructed to file the forms only after experiencing "repeated" travel delays, he said, because additional screening can occur for multiple reasons, including fitting a certain profile, flying on a one-way ticket or being selected randomly by a computer.

Of the 30,000 people who said they were mistakenly matched to names on the list, none ever had been kept from boarding an airplane, Kennedy said. Their names appeared only on a "selectee list," where members are singled out for additional screening. Names on the "no-fly" list, however, are unilaterally barred from flying. The office said it hasn't been informed of any cases where people have disputed matches with names on the no-fly list.

After submitting their notarized forms and identifications, and waiting for evaluations, the vast majority of the people mistakenly matched to names on the watch list have now been added to a "clearance" list. That doesn't mean their names are erased from the watch list. In fact, travelers who go through the paperwork are told, Kennedy said, that "it will not quote 'remove' you from the list because the person we're still looking for is out there."


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Interesting development here. I wonder if others have also filed suit.
Is there a website with the names on the "no-fly" list?

[shance]

11. Oh, but it was no mistake. The incompetence lie is the excuse of a coward

who knows fully well his agenda, but when caught acts like a moran to escape punishment.

[MadisonProgressive]

13. So there's a terrorist somewhere named "Ted Kennedy"?

[FreedomAngel82]

9. Wow

So see this proves even more this does happen to regular people and not just "terrorist's."

[EVDebs]

12. Where the NSA domestic spying and Plamegate converge is

when the NSA's spying was 'priority shifted'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2466336&mesg_id=2466336

After 'spiking' the moneylaundering that could have revealed more...they now concentrate on US domestic spying without warrants, with the FBI claiming that more Dairy Queens will have to be searched. Incredible.

[progressoid]

14. k&r

[Twist_U_Up]

15. Yer either with us or yer a terraist.

welcome to the real world. I guess anthrax and election fraud and 9/11 where just mere formalities Wait till they start preying in on you do you speak up ?

Sir Get Bent , you voted for him,live with it.

[Justice Is Comin]

17. Klayman knows his way

around lawsuits too. Especially suing the government.