The conservative vision of America, by National Review

Tuesday October 16, 2007 07:51 EST
Glenn Greenwald

Today's National Review Editorial on FISA and eavesdropping describes the modern "conservative" movement's view of America:

A sensible FISA fix would set a low threshold for the executive branch to commence monitoring. There should be no restrictions when targets are non-citizens outside the United States, even if they contact people inside the United States.

So the President and those under his command should be completely free to eavesdrop on every one of the international calls you make to, or receive from, any foreign "target" -- with no oversight or restrictions of any kind. And since the designation of "foreign target" is within the discretion of the executive, National Review is advocating that the President possess virtually absolute and unchecked power to eavesdrop on any international calls made or received by Americans. And that's not all:

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