Justice Department Fights Release of Secret Court Opinion

[JALLEN]

In the midst of revelations that the government has conducted extensive top-secret surveillance operations to collect domestic phone records and internet communications, the Justice Department was due to file a court motion Friday in its effort to keep secret an 86-page court opinion that determined that the government had violated the spirit of federal surveillance laws and engaged in unconstitutional spying.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/201 ... rt-opinion

[MotherBear]

Well, we wouldn't want to invade their privacy by reading confidential documents.

[The Annoyed Man]

Currently, given the conflicting positions of the Justice Department and the FISA court, Sobel notes, "there is no court you can go to to challenge the secrecy" protecting an opinion noting that the government acted unconstitutionally. On its website, EFF observes, "Granted, it's likely that some of the information contained within FISC opinions should be kept secret; but, when the government hides court opinions describing unconstitutional government action, America's national security is harmed: not by disclosure of our intelligence capabilities, but through the erosion of our commitment to the rule of law."

Exactly. Who in their right mind still trusts government to do the right thing after all of this crap?

[Dadtodabone]

And of course it's George Ws fault,

As news reports emerge about the massive phone records and internet surveillance programs—each of which began during the Bush administration and were carried out under congressional oversight and FISA court review

even though the ruling occurred on Oct. 3, 2011.

[gthaustex]

And of course it's George Ws fault,

As news reports emerge about the massive phone records and internet surveillance programs—each of which began during the Bush administration and were carried out under congressional oversight and FISA court review

even though the ruling occurred on Oct. 3, 2011.

It really amuses me in a sad sort of way how the current administration blames almost everything on Bush, yet gleefully carries on or has expanded nearly all of the activities of the Bush administration. Think Gitmo, surveillance, etc. What hypocrisy. Of course in their minds, the ends justify the means....