Those engaged in such activity seem to feel that they are functioning under a implicit war time exceptions. After all, we passed the Patriot Act; twice. The president said it was ok, in spite of every legal analyst saying it's not.
Of course, just because something's illegal doesn't mean it won't happen. You'd just hope that a government would honor it's own laws. That it would ultimately have to.
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Date: 2007-05-12 09:57 am (UTC)Those engaged in such activity seem to feel that they are functioning under a implicit war time exceptions. After all, we passed the Patriot Act; twice. The president said it was ok, in spite of every legal analyst saying it's not.
Of course, just because something's illegal doesn't mean it won't happen. You'd just hope that a government would honor it's own laws. That it would ultimately have to.