http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6247404.stm
Coming into effect in 2005 after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the secret spying programme enabled the government to look over the oversea e-mails and telephone communications of people who are suspected as terrorists. The Senate Judicary Committee blame the White House, Vice-President Dick Cheney, the National Security Council and the Department of Justice for violating the citizens' right to privacy. President argues taht his wartime powers enables him to track his citizens and spy on them.
I agree with the Senate Judiciary Committee that the spying programme should stop. America, which focuses so much on the freedom of individuals, is violated by the president's program. Bush argues that since it is still the wartime period, he has the right to violate their rights. However, I think the time has passed enough for Bush to stop talking about war and move on.
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The spying program is violating people's right to privacy. I am wondering how the government determines who is suspicious and who to actually spy on. Also, I am curious how effective this spying method is and how many terrorists the government has caught from it.
Hmm...I can see your reasons for why the Senate Judiciart Committee would want the spying program to be removed, but I must agree with Dick Cheney and George. As much as we can deny, we are still at war in Iraq, and therefore certain actions must be taken. I find it better for a violation of rights to privacy to occur rather than having a large amount of our soldiers to die because we weren't able to help them out as much as possible. Just as soldiers risk and sacrifice their lives, we should be able to sacrifice some of our rights.
I completely agree with the Senate Judiciary Committee as well! Just because the President is the President does not give him the right to violate our right to privacy. Likewise, he has the executive privilege, so why can't we keep our right to privacy? I understand that he is taking is as a tactic for our safety and a precaution for more terrorist attacks, but we are the people he is representing so he should show a little respect. Soon, the war will be over and there will be no need for this eavesdropping, but i have a feeling that this program will not end then and there.
I think that the Senate Judiciary Committee is right. For any reasons the law should not be violated, especially with the people in the white house.
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