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To: angkor

If I was arguing against the administration I believe I would take up the points the attorney general must swear to, specifically :

(B) there is no substantial likelihood that the surveillance will acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person is a party;

I think the adminstration could defend against this sort of legal attack successfully but it would be the most challenging part.


45 posted on 12/19/2005 5:30:27 AM PST by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: festus

If Al Qaeda is a foreign power (a substantial if) and if the (let's say) US citizen on the US end of the telecon is conspiring with or a member of Al Qaeda, is that US citizen still a US person for purposes of this statute?


47 posted on 12/19/2005 5:36:51 AM PST by JOHN ADAMS
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