 huntml
join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to Mully
Re: Follow the Money "It's not about domestic spying. The phone network is a PUBLIC network. How many people here have myspace or facebook pages and then complain about privacy. Also have a look back in time for the Echelon program run during the Clinton years. I think you'll find warrantless tapping going on here as well."
All probably true but not particularly cogent as an argument.
1. It does not follow from the fact that the phone network is a public network that neither the industry nor the executive branch need be concerned with the niceties of following the law.
2. It does not follow, from the fact that people voluntarily make things public about themselves, that the government and/or the telcos are therefore entitled to violate their privacy in violation of law and telco regulation without their consent.
3. Re: Echelon: agree totally, but two rights do not make a wrong. Didn't your mom ever tell you that?
"This whole mess is about MONEY. It so large donors, who are lawyers, can sue telco's, who have the deep pockets. The largest donors to Democrats are lawyers. Follow the money."
True, the trial lawyers tend to skew heavily Democratic in their political contributions. OTOH, the telecoms tend to skew slightly Republican but are much more even in their contributions.
Hence the situation we have, where the Dems are divided and the Republicans are united behind the telecoms.
Like you said, follow the money. |
