Judge orders NSA spy papers released

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[hipaatwo]

A federal judge dealt a setback to the Bush administration on its warrantless surveillance program, ordering the Justice Department on Thursday to release documents about the highly classified effort within 20 days or compile a list of what it is withholding.

U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy said a private group will suffer irreparable harm if the documents it has been seeking since December are not processed promptly under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Justice Department failed to meet the time restraints under FOIA and failed to make a case that it was impractical to deal quickly with the request by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Justice Department spokesman Charles Miller said no determination has been made as to what the government's next step will be.

[Howlin]

In December 1979, he was appointed Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, where he served until his appointment to the federal bench

Carter.

[hipaatwo]

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Have we released all the papers on the Kennedy assassination, which were being held out of sensitivity to the family?

Good one. They're still hiding the Castro connection and covering Johnson's butt for covering it up.

[pgkdan]

U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy said a private group will suffer irreparable harm if the documents it has been seeking since December are not processed promptly under the Freedom of Information Act.

What private group??? Al Qada??? This is nuts, these damn idiots are traitors and this judge should be publicly horse whipped.

[pangaea6]

Yeah forget the larger group that will suffer harm, The American People! When did judges become the arbiter's of what's secret and what's not? And I'm going nuts over CNN's Cheney coverage, those people are rabid!!

[IGOTMINE]

SONOFABITCH!

[STARWISE]

I think that's very debatable by legal scholars. The President still uses FISA, and I've read several legal decisions regarding presidential powers, related to the warrantless spying that Clinton did, that clearly infer that the office comes with inherent constitutional deference .. especially in a time of grave threat.

With the magnitude of the cunning and brutality of our enemies, states granting ID's from questionable references, disposable cell phones, plentitude of constantly changing internet options, the technology of today and to come tomorrow, and MOST RISKY ...with a Congress comprised of so many dishonorable folks who absolutely cannot be trusted ....what other prudent choice does this President or would any other president have in such a time?

That's why SCOTUS is so very critical .. the Rats will continue to attack and create constitutional crises, manufacture foment to undermine our traditions and this president, specifically, every way they can. Their MO is to stir up the controversy, get the ACLU and other lib legal, media and financial factions converging on an issue and put US and Bush through voluminous venomous court fights ..because they always have a chance that a liberal activist judge will provide them with the victories they couldn't win legislatively.

I despise these people, and pray that the WH fights this like hell and wins .. on constitutional grounds. Let's bring it on now ... the Rats are gonna provoke a constitutional showdown one way or another anyway.

[hipaatwo]

If you google epic aclu they are co-joined in many lawsuits.

[confederacy of dunces]

LOL.

My thoughts exactly.

[FairOpinion]

From another article:


"In a joint action last week, the nonprofit National Security Archives and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit alleging that the Justice Department violated the Freedom of Information Act by not providing them with documents about the program requested in separate Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filings last year. The plaintiffs subsequently requested that their suit be consolidated with two nearly identical ones filed recently by the Electronic Privacy Information Clearinghouse (EPIC). District Court Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. granted the request. "

http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=2818

[abercrombie_guy_38]

I am getting so sick and tired of people not being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. WE ARE FIGHTING A WAR. WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES. What the hell is so hard to understand? I do not know about you but I like life and would rather not die because some Muslim blows himself up in the seat behind me on the train. Every tool needs to be used to help fight this war. It is not like the terrorists are walking around in the U.S. wearing uniforms.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The DNC, the ACLU, or Al Queda. What's the difference?

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

"I want to know what "private group will suffer irreperable harm"..if this information isn't released.

He better not be talking about the terrorists..."

Hey, he's a liberal. Makes perfect sense.

[b4its2late]

Clinton appointee.

I never would've guessed......./sarcasm

[beansox]

It would never come to that. They are hoping W does refuse, so they can move to impeach. jmo.

[BluH2o]

How many thousands of Americans will have to die in a terrorist dirty bomb, biological warfare type attack on this country before liberals in the MSM or the judicial branch of our government even begin to catch a clue?
This is outrageous in the extreme ...

[prairiebreeze]

bump and thanks for the ping txsleuth

[CyberAnt]

I hate this stuff! They can say "a PRIVATE GROUP" BUT we can't keep hidden our NSA surviellance - I DON'T THINK SO!!

[gondramB]

Why would the freedom of information act cover anything that is still classified?

[pollywog]

Unconstitutional Order!

will this be challenged???