Oct 20th, 2008
Posted by Amanda Simon, ACLU at 4:03pm	National Security

Like We Said...

In case you missed it, the New York Times had a great editorial yesterday about the new FBI guidelines that will be implemented on December 1^st (you know, the ones we really, really don't like). Here's a snippet:

These changes are a chilling invitation for the government to spy on law-abiding Americans based on their ethnic background or political activity.

Mr. Mukasey has promised that investigations conducted under the new rules will be consistent with the Constitution. Clearly, the Bush administration cannot be trusted to find the right balance between law enforcement and civil liberties. Even before this administration the F.B.I. had its own long history of abusing its powers to spy on civil rights groups and antiwar activists.

We couldn't have said it better ourselves. There's really nothing to add to it. Think of this as merely an FYI blog. Have a nice day.

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1. Hi Says:
   Oct 20th, 2008 at 5:45pm

   I find it okay to track someone because of his or her religious history. An extremist causes supision and should be watched. People are out there that want others dead just becaues they do not believe the same way. Waiting for probable cause usually means the FBI is trying to locate the person that bombed a mall or bus, rather than finding that person before there is an incident. Who cares about privacy? Really, people are not targetet for no reason, reasonable suspision is present. The ACLU should put its resources to a good cause and stop being rediculous. Why is it the ACLU fights so hard for adults who are most likely commiting crimes, but do not fight for childrens rights in the judicial system? Children are being put back into the arms of abusers all because the parents have more rights than the child.