Re: [privacy] Federal Judge Orders End to Wiretap Program

[Dave Dittrich <dittrich () u washington edu>]

Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:21:04 EDT, Dude VanWinkle said:
>
> > If elected officials are breaking the law. and the only backlash is
> > "stop doing that", I dont think the govt officials will fear the law.
> > I think it would be nice to put the fear of law back into "our"
> > elected officials :-)
>
> You'd think that worrying about being branded "law-breakers" at the next
> election campaign would be sufficient motivation....

Um, the executive branch is not up for election next cycle.  Its only
the House of Representatives and 1/3 of the Senate, iirc.  Next
vote on the executive branch is 2+ years away (which is almost
exactly 2+ years past the average voters' memory.)

Now I guess a change of House control could result in a good old
fashioned impeachment...

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