I cannot begin to properly villify Roberts for his being one of the Nine Senators of Shame who voted against the McCain anti-torture on October 5, 2005.

Then there is also his adamant defense of tyrannical acts perpetrateed upon America by the current Administration.

Habeas Corpus, Trial by Jury, Public Presentment of Indictment, Warrants obtained via sworn testimony in court, Public Trials, the Ability to Challenge Prosecutorial Witnesses and Evidence, and the Ability to obtain witnesses and evidence for defense, are natural rights that a legitimate government cannot infringe upon, and yes this does include “criminal combatants“.

Even the Devil himself deserves due-process of law in an American courtroom before he is hanged.

The Dreamtime America is Dissipating.
Without it, we are lost.

“He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.”

–Thomas Paine

I might know a few places to start…. try looking into a mammoth sized Corruption Laundromat named :
Mandarin Oriental Group
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hotel/520000016.asp

It’s owned by:
Look Who’s Talking
http://www.modernagent.com/x/modernagent/visitor/resources/editorial.cds?n=6039

I was in a family for more than 26 years who joined Organized Crime. This wasn’t any ordinary Crime system and is considered the Worlds Largest Crimal System, that extends beyond our shores. I know from being in the family that The Marndarin Group is actually the Worlds Largest Coruption Laundromat. It’s also has MOB ties and if you don’t believe me, try checking it out and see who the investors are. I would recommend that you first fasten your seat belt first!

http://blogdebogs.blogspot.com/2006/03/american-dictatorship-down-pat.html

In other news: DeLay won his primary. Were there any doubts?

This just in: teacher suspended for saying some people compare Bush to Hitler.

“You don’t have any civil liberties if you’re dead.” Hmmm…could there be a purge coming? After all, what self-respecting dictator hasn’t stayed in power without killing thousands, if not millions, of political dissidents? Hitler, yup. Stalin, yup. Hussein, yup.

Soon thoughtcrime will be punishible by death.

And the smiling clerk behind the counter repeats mindlessly, “Have a nice day.”

Legislation may make sense going forward, but it does not deal with the nearly four years of illegal activity by this administration.

If Democrats can’t make this a central issue for all Americans, they don’t deserve to take back Congress.

If, indeed, the wiretapping was done only on Al Qaeda suspects it would have been simple to get the 72 hour retroactive warrants – right? How many arrests were made from these taps? Who was tapped? No one knows, not even the FISA judges.

This comment keeps popping up and it really disgusts me.

There were 56 people in Philadelphia some 230 years ago who found civil liberties to be worth “…our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” Names like Hancock, Adams, Franklin, and Jefferson. Meanwhile Washington was giving action to the words.

Patriotism, pshaw. Roberts and party are TORIES!

Soon, the corporations will burn the Constitution, imprison their enemies, declare “perpetual war for perpetual peace,” appoint Dubya Chancellor, and corporate iron rule will descend upon America. We have become Nazi Germany. And there will be no one left to free the world, this time.

Nice try at a red herring argument. IF Clinton were spying on Americans without complying with the FISA law, then it was equally wrong. There, does that make you happy? Is it your contention that what Clinton may or may have not done justifies anything which Bush decides to do? I thought neocons considered Clinton was corrupt and immoral, so I’ve never understood the idea of applying the Clinton Litmus Test to Bush.

Back to my original point: you have no earthly idea how warrantless wiretaps are being employed or who is being targeted because of a lack of oversight, hence you have not proven that they are only being used to target al-Qaeda operatives. You want to get down to addressing this issue rather than engaging in fits of fallacy?