This diary discusses the technological Pandora’s Box opened up if the FISA amendments are not fixed, based upon an article in today’s WaPo. In previous diaries and comments, I have argued that there exists a yet unrevealed domestic spying program, that is known only to the "Pennsylvania Avenue Politboro" , Bush, Rove, Cheney , Addington – Gonzalez, Ashcroft and others have been kept in the dark in order to retain ‘plausible deniability’.
As the article makes clear domestic spying becomes inevitable for technical reasons, thus, the recently enacted provisions cannot be allowed to stand.
Finally, I touch upon E.J. Dionne’s must read piece in today’s WaPo – "Why the Democrats Caved’ and how it confirms the central premise in drational’s excellent "Karl Rove is Tricking You Again Diary". I go a step further, as I believe while Rove’s motive as always, was to seek partisan advantage, the others sought to inoculate themselves against political fallout from possible revelation of the real nasty program.
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