August 17, 2006

Why does the American Civil Liberties Union hate America?
Heh: the Bushies get a big UFIA from one of those pesky activist judges. Who actually believe the Constitution is more than a goddamn piece of paper.

A federal judge has ruled that the federal government's illegal warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately.

US. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency's program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy.

"By holding that even the president is not above the law, the court has done its duty," said Ann Beeson, the ACLU's associate legal director and the lead attorney for the plaintiffs.

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