Tag: illegal

Say it ain’t so?  Progressives have said this since last December that the program was illegal.  The whole first chapter of Glenn Greenwald’s book, How Should the Patriot Act?, clearly delineates how the program is illegal.  This was actually a no-brainer.  Again, let me state for the record, that I believe that domestic surveillance is important.  It is an important tool in the war against terrorism.  This tool should be used within the scope of the law.  All domestic surveillance should be overseen by the courts.  Domestic surveillance without oversight leads to abuse.  Finally, remember that the FISA laws were written during the