Spying..

Today Drudge has excerpts posted that both Clinton and Carter used their Presidential authority to authorize secret surveillance of US citizens without a court order. If true this pretty much cancels any hearings that would be considered for BushCo.

The thought of this really irks me. If the govt can start monitoring activities of any person or any group then the whole idea of a free society is flushed down the toilet. The government can now know of a groups actions and intents and counter strike before that group even knows what is coming.

As a nation we should demand that this type of power need to be approved in courts. If the President can issue survelleince of anyone at anytime there is no privacy. Just because it is thought you are a threat doesn't mean you are. Eveidence should be presented to substantiate the concern.