06-27-2008, 03:50 PM
dasbow Wrote:speedbump Wrote:How about you tell me why this doesn't violate the 4th Amendment.How about YOU tell me how something implemented in 1978 is George Bush's fault?
-The FBI can issue National Security Letters demanding an organization to turn of record on a person or entity. They can be issued with no probable cause, and have a gag order so that whoever receives the letter cannot say they received it. This issuing of NSL's was found unconstitutional by a court because there was no way to challenge an NSL because of the gag order. It was reissued, but was again found unconstitutional in 2007 by a U.S. Distict Court.
So tell me, how is it not unconstitutional? Just one provision of it has been found unconstitutional by courts twice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Letter
Did you even read the article? Until 2001 they could only be used if there was probable cause of terrorism, and even then compliance was voluntary.