Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
Tuesday, November 19, 2002 :::
I noticed in the paper the victory for Ashcroft in the appeals panel, and I still haven't seen what I would consider sufficient information to pass judgement on it with confidence. Without confidence, I'm wary of it; I tend to imagine that a special intelligence court whose primary reason for existence is granting warrants is likely to be rather permissive of government invasion of privacy, and while I don't know what the specific request here was, I'm not inclined to infer from the opinion of a three judge panel that it was erroneously denied. I think my brother makes some good points, especially in noting that he's offered no solutions. I stand with him on this.