GOVT ENDS DOMESTIC SPYING PROBE!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

Government Abruptly Ends Domestic Spying Probe
National Security Agency Denies Security Clearances to Investigators
By DEVLIN BARRETT, AP



WASHINGTON (May 11) - The government has abruptly ended an inquiry into the warrantless eavesdropping program because the National Security Agency refused to grant Justice Department lawyers the necessary security clearance to probe the matter.

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[screembloodymurder]

1. Folks, what we have here is a constitutional crisis.

Our government is no longer working as designed. The military has taken control and apparently, they don't care who knows it.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. And so many of the sheeple in our country couldn't care less because

they have been so battered by the fear mongers.

[rodeodance]

8. and a few dems will demand more papers and investigations and they

will be told to take a hike.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

12. Right now, the only hope is that Arlen Specter will actually try to do

something about this. Is that wishing for too much?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

26. "Single Bullet" Arlen? Let's hold our collective breath, shall we?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

28. I keep forgetting about the Magic Bullet. Thanks for reminding me. Doing

a David Blaine right now............

[Clark2008]

11. Oh - I don't think it's the military. I think it's the civilians

in control of the military.

In any case, I DO agree we have a Constitutional crisis.

My God, what is it going to take to oust this rouge leadership?

[acmejack]

14. They're not going anywhere.

They can't, they've committed too many crimes. They have no intention of doing so, they will not relinquish power-watch.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

15. Hayden is waist deep in this manure. eom

[Media_Lies_Daily]

21. Uh, no....the NeoCon Junta is firmly in control, and has been....

...since December 2000.

[spanone]

29. No, we have lost our Constitution under the Bush* regime.

[annabanana]

3. The Country is in Peril..

And so few who took the oath to "protect and defend the Constitution" are willing to honor their oath.

[ixion]

4. I don't think it will fly

it might end the probe for now, but it's not going to make it go away. :grr:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

7. Until the Dems get subpoena power, they can get away with just about

anything they want to.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

5. This was just mentioned on the Today show in passing as part of their

report on the NSA wide spread gathering of phone records.

[greekspeak]

6. Justice Dept. just gives up?

Please. What a load of shit. I bet nobody in Justice did anything, and they just quietly released this.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. Not so quiet though. It's on the front page of AOL and in fact, the NSA

gathering of millions of phone record is a secondary story there.

And with the Shrub's buddy as Atty. Gen. what would anyone expect?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

24. If they had just given up, none of this would be in the media now.

[Hubert Flottz]

10. Anyone who stands in the way of getting at the truth may one day

wind up on trial with Bush also!

Congress should impeach Gonzo!

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. This is make it or break it time folks

Either we stand up to this tyranny or we will soon be a dictatorship. Pick One.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

16. This is by far the MOST SERIOUS step in dismantling our const. rights.

This is not some story that will disappear - this will destroy our nation's freedoms and protections.

We have the first step in the nazification of this government. Watch for changes in "voting rights" based on ideology annd religion.

This will lead to the destruction of America as we once knew it.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

22. It all goes back to the passage of the Patriot Act, and consolidation....

...of the power of the NeoCon Junta.

No, this isn't the "first step in the nazification of this government"...not by a long shot. The first step was taken when the NeoCon Junta seized power in December 2000.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

23. I sit corrected. You are absolutely right.

I fear for our future.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

17. So NSA trumps justice?

NSA is all powerful and cannot be subjected to scrutiny by the Department of Justice? Well, the obvious answer is that this cannot stand up to the lightest of scrutiny. And today I guess we know why.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

25. Think about who the NSA reports to....that's the REAL problem here.

[Deja Q]

18. Ironic

But amusing.

[OzarkDem]

19. Major Damage Control Going On

The GOP scandals that have been piling up for the last several years are reaching critical mass. The only way the GOP can deal with it is to begin a massive cover up.

[90-percent]

20. Massive Cover Up?

Gosh, that's certainly an oxymoronic phrase, isn't it?

Us American's should be rioting in the streets over this NSA issue!

How DARE THEY???????

Taking oaths to tell the truth is quaint and outdated to these guys, but they still had to take an oath to UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION when they were sworn in, didn't they?

Who do I call to TRY THESE GUYS FOR TREASON!!!!!

-85% Jimmy

[midnight]

27. Can we have access to the phone records that were collected?

I'm curious to see who was spied on.

[treestar]

30. The legal ground does not get reported

So we really don't know what it's based on.

But one symptom we have too many laws must be that the Executive branch denies information to other members of the executive branch. Is the executive branch going to litigate against itself?

Are there laws about who gets a "security clearance?" There must be some sort of standard.

[Leopolds Ghost]

31. It Gets Worse

The Justice Department was trying to get permission from the NSA to investigate participation in the NSA domestic spying program... by members of the Justice Department.

It was an internal affairs investigation.

[mmonk]

32. That's how a dictatorship works

and ANY democrat that doesn't fight this has no worth just like a republican.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

33. BushCo is a wounded, cornered, animal....

...now and things are about to get very very dangerous.