George Learns A New Word – Necessary

Today I saw that our president learned a new word.  That word is “necessary”.  It is the president’s position that spying on Americans by the government is “necessary”.  First let’s clear up the semantics.  Eavesdropping on “international” communications where the communications begins and ends in a foreign country is eavesdropping on international communications and is legal under United States law.  Eavesdropping on “international” communications where one end of the conversation or communications originates or ends in the United States is eavesdropping on domestic communications and is illegal without a warrant.  Second point is the president says we are at war and therefore he is authorized and it is “necessary” for him to direct these wiretaps.  Well, two points here, Congress authorized the use of force against those who were responsible for 9/11.  Congress has not authorized nor passed a war act.  And no where in the declaration by Congress does it say “the president is authorized to conduct domestic eavesdropping on Americans.

Now back to George’s new word.  Necessary was the word if I remember correctly.   Let me ‘splane this other word Mr. President.  Unnecessary!  That is the correct term Mr. President.  As in it’s not necessary to do something.  For instance it is unnecessary to violate the fourth amendment to the United States Constitution.  It is unnecessary to violate the Federal Intelligence Security Act.  It is unnecessary for a speedy response to order wiretaps without a FISA warrant.  It is especially unnecessary when you can get a warrant “after”, and let me repeat that “after” the fact.  In other words Mr. President, if it is urgent you can do it legally and get the warrant after, as in later.  Get it?  That’s means fast.  That’s like you can do it now and get the warrant later.

Now perhaps you can ‘splane to the American people how it is faster to wiretap without a warrant than it is to wiretap and get a warrant after.  I’m having, actually we’re having, a little trouble getting the difference unless it’s the legal part.  As in when you get the warrant before or after you wiretap it’s legal and if you don’t get a warrant at all and you just do a wiretap then it’s illegal.  This is actually making my brain hurt.  Trying to explain simple things to an idiot is really tiring.  So let me sum this up for you.

It is “UNNECESSARY” to break the law.  It is unnecessary to violate the law when the law allows you to do what you need to do with a warrant that can be obtained before or after the fact.  So my question Mr. President is this, are you having the NSA perform illegal wiretaps and that’s why you’re not getting warrants from the FISA court?  That’s an easy question so you should be able to handle it.

Now just a little more on unnecessary.  It is unnecessary to have 2,239 dead American soldiers.  It is unnecessary to have 16,420 wounded and maimed soldiers.  It is unnecessary to have over 30,000 dead Iraqi’s.  It is unnecessary to be creating terrorist states all over the Middle East as in Iraq, and Iran, and most recently Palestine.  Are you seeing the unnecessary trend here Mr. President?  Do you get it that, by your actions, you are bringing more radical regimes into power.

Those Are The Sergeant Majors Thoughts On That.