Bryan Strawser

Musings from the land of winter & road construction

Category: Law Enforcement

A pledge from the Democrats

Over at Power Line, John asks: Do we have the Democrats’ pledge that under a Democratic administration, the government would not use radiation-detecting equipment to search for dirty bombs? If so, that should make it a lot easier for millions of Americans to cast their votes in the 2008 election. Likewise, I’d like to hear [...]

NSA Wiretap Program

Of the many legal analyses of the NSA’s wiretap program that I’ve read – at least the ones actually written by lawyers – John @ Power Line Blog appears to have the best breakdown of the legality of this program that I’ve seen: There is no mystery about the legality of the NSA intercept program. [...]

So?

Today’s New York Times has this story about police surveillance of protest groups and activists: Undercover New York City police officers have conducted covert surveillance in the last 16 months of people protesting the Iraq war, bicycle riders taking part in mass rallies and even mourners at a street vigil for a cyclist killed in [...]