From: jmfbahciv on
In article <enbfg7$qgt$4(a)leto.cc.emory.edu>,
lparker(a)emory.edu (Lloyd Parker) wrote:
>In article <c64c8$45991a2e$4fe72a0$11039(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>,
> unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote:
>>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> In article <en90n9$5un$4(a)blue.rahul.net>,
>>> kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article <em3gds$8qk_001(a)s969.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>,
>>>><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote:
>>>>[....]
>>>>
>>>>>>Are you really denying people in America are being listened to?
>>>>>
>>>>>Some are but none of it is warrentless.
>>>>
>>>>This is flat wrong. Many americans have been and are being listened to
>>>>without a warrent. Bush claims that no warrent is needed.
>>>>
>>>>[.....]
>>>>
>>>>>>The military commissions bill passed recently denies people held the
writ
>>>
>>> of
>>>
>>>>>>habeas corpus (check out what Sen. Spector had to say about it).
>>>>>
>>>>>Which people are denied?
>>>>
>>>>You are should you Bush happen to want you to be.
>>>
>>>
>>> Why would he want me to be?
>>>
>>>>> Be very specific. I don't care what
>>>>>Spector said about it; there was a campaing and election going on.
>>>>>There still is a campaign going on.
>>>>
>>>>You should care. It is the very things that have made the US a free
>>>>country that are being lost.
>>>
>>>
>>> I see. You cannot list those who are denied their US Constituional
>>> rights. Perhaps those who are being monitored under this law
>>> are those who have no Constitutional rights? IOW, they are not
>>> of this country but are an enemy of this country.
>>
>>This argument is simply one about just who "the enemy within"
>>might be. We have plenty of those who are "of this country"
>>actually, no matter what definition is used.
>>
>>As to the other discussion embedded in the thread:
>>
>>If a communication is capturable outside the United States,
>>then it is up for grabs as far as US monitoring (listening)
>>without a warrant goes.
>
>No it isn't. US law and the 4th amendment are clear on this.
>
>>Where the listener is sitting
>>physically becomes moot. I don't think the expensive
>>inconvenience of putting the listener on a ship outside
>>the 50 mile limit, or in Mexico or Canada or some other
>>place is going to achieve anything other than the cost
>>of doing business.
>
>If you're going to eavesdrop on people in the US, you need a warrant. What
>part of that do you not understand?
>
>>Once one establishes the fact that a
>>communication can be captured outside the USA then what
>>purpose is served by requiring that the listener be
>>physically outside the US since constitutional protections
>>afforded communications have already been negated.
>>
>
>How? What part of the constitution allows that?

The Patriot Act allows those monitoring actions.

/BAH
From: jmfbahciv on
In article <enbata$6p7$2(a)blue.rahul.net>,
kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote:
>In article <enb17e$8qk_002(a)s957.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>,
> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote:
>>In article <en90n9$5un$4(a)blue.rahul.net>,
>> kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote:
>>>In article <em3gds$8qk_001(a)s969.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>,
>>> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote:
>[....]
>>>You should care. It is the very things that have made the US a free
>>>country that are being lost.
>>
>>I see. You cannot list those who are denied their US Constituional
>>rights. Perhaps those who are being monitored under this law
>>are those who have no Constitutional rights? IOW, they are not
>>of this country but are an enemy of this country.
>
>I listed one that should matter to you. You BAH have been denied your
>Constitutional rights.

No, I haven't. It is only your opinion that I have, but you are
wrong.

> Bush has made the claim that he can listen to your
>phone calls. In your opinion, perhaps you don't deserve these rights.

He can listen using the procedures described in the Patriot Act
if, and only if, I cause attraction to myself by talking about
procurement and disbrusement of mess-making subjects. So I don't
do that. I also haven't said the word bomb in an airport since
1975 or so.

Has my Constitutional rights been taken away because it is no
longer a prudent thing to say the word bomb when I'm going
through security?

Use your noodle.

/BAH

From: jmfbahciv on
In article <vjtip2pqh5ampi1rckamcaikviomtfq2b7(a)4ax.com>,
JoeBloe <joebloe(a)thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
>On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:55:22 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken
>Smith) Gave us:
>
>>In article <enb17e$8qk_002(a)s957.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>,
>> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote:
>>>In article <en90n9$5un$4(a)blue.rahul.net>,
>>> kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote:
>>>>In article <em3gds$8qk_001(a)s969.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>,
>>>> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote:
>>[....]
>>>>You should care. It is the very things that have made the US a free
>>>>country that are being lost.
>>>
>>>I see. You cannot list those who are denied their US Constituional
>>>rights. Perhaps those who are being monitored under this law
>>>are those who have no Constitutional rights? IOW, they are not
>>>of this country but are an enemy of this country.
>>
>>I listed one that should matter to you. You BAH have been denied your
>>Constitutional rights. Bush has made the claim that he can listen to your
>>phone calls. In your opinion, perhaps you don't deserve these rights.
>
> You're an idiot.

That won't help prevent the messes that are going to happen.
He is parroting the current Democrat leadership without questioning
their goals, motives and sanity.

/BAH
From: jmfbahciv on
In article <2f7c7$459af753$4fe4f0f$23899(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>,
unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote:
>JoeBloe wrote:
>> On Tue, 02 Jan 07 10:41:55 GMT, lparker(a)emory.edu (Lloyd Parker) Gave
>> us:
>
>>>>Here it is again, international calls.
>
>>>Involving people IN the US. Without a warrant.
>
>> You're an idiot! The moment one places an international connection,
>> one NO LONGER has ANY right to privacy on that comm link. PERIOD.
>> It doesn't get any more plain than that.
>
>> Get yourself a clue.
>
>I generally don't bother with Parker because of
>what looks a lot like selective reading. Or could
>he actually be that stupid?

Honey, I've been trying to tell you that a lot of people
are that stupid, especially certain Democrats who are
slated to run for President this year. Why do you think
I keep writing in this hopeless thread?

/BAH
From: jmfbahciv on
In article <1167795024.451323.271660(a)n51g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
"Winfield Hill" <hill(a)rowland.org> wrote:
>Ken Smith wrote:
>> Americans don't want to pick lettuce. So long as there is a strong market
>> for the labor with political clout, the fence won't be built or effective
>> if it is.
>
> Plenty of Americans DO pick lettuce. But they don't want to work for
> factory farms at $4 or $5 per hour doing it; they need $8 to $10 to
> make it reasonable.

And the newly elected Democrats in Congress are saying that
the "right" amount is $15/hour.

> It's a bit surprising to realize that this labor
> cost difference would only modestly raise the final selling price.

Are you joking? Do you buy your groceries? A moderate raise
in the price of a head of lettuce these days is a lot of money.

> And, if all the growers had to live by the same wage rules, for the
> most part it wouldn't greatly affect their profits either.

You know nothing about how much paperwork and accounting and
overhead costs these days.

/BAH