From: MassiveProng on
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:46:50 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net
(Ken Smith) Gave us:

>In article <qmj9q2tjq5eg54qilhj8t4chc8ncbpbjhp(a)4ax.com>,
>MassiveProng <MasiveProng(a)yourhiney.org> wrote:
>>On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:55:37 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken
>>Smith) Gave us:
>[....]
>>>But, in this case I don't think it is. The connection is needed. Even a
>>>lawyer should be able to understand that.
>>>
>>
>> The connection is already present, dingledorf.
>
>So you are saying that the warrantless wire tap has already happened and
>this somehomw makes it ok. This is completely bogus. The US government
>forced the installation of equipment "to make wire tapping possible" in
>modern systems. This was deemed not to be a wire tap until it was
>activated. The activation would require a warrant.

The warrant was granted on 09/11/01.

We are at war. We have been at war since the bombing in Somalia in
1998, but we just didn't know it yet. It may take yet another attack,
before retarded twits like you ever garner a clue, however.
From: Jamie on
MassiveProng wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Jan 07 13:45:43 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com Gave us:
>
>
>>Do you honestly think that a human is listening to all phone
>>converstations that happen each day?
>
>
>
> Well... at least two are. One on each end.
LOL!!, even then, not all are considered human!


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From: MassiveProng on
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:21:22 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net
(Ken Smith) Gave us:

>So, if I hook a tape recorder, a speaker, a transmitter or anything else
>it is still a "tap". The fact that a computer is involved, makes not one
>bit of difference.


Wrong. The items you listed require a human to listen. The computer
can listen, without infringing on privacy, and weed out those audio
streams that need further attention, such that truly dangerous
activities may well be thwarted.

You do know what the word thwart mean, right?
From: MassiveProng on
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:21:22 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net
(Ken Smith) Gave us:

>So you are saying that the warrantless wire tapping has been going on for
>a long time and this somehow makes it ok.


Been going on since the Kennedy days, chucko. And yes, I think it
is OK.
From: Spehro Pefhany on
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:55:02 -0800, the renowned MassiveProng
<MassiveProng(a)thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:

>On Wed, 10 Jan 07 13:45:43 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com Gave us:
>
>>Do you honestly think that a human is listening to all phone
>>converstations that happen each day?
>
>
> Well... at least two are. One on each end.

That's a bit optimistic.


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