AP: Feds Seek to Block Oregon Spying Case

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Associated Press
Feds Seek to Block Oregon Spying Case
By WILLIAM McCALL , 09.23.2006, 12:17 AM

U.S. Justice Department lawyers filed an appeal Friday aimed at blocking
a lawsuit by a former Islamic charity that has challenged a Bush
administration secret surveillance program.

U.S. District Judge Garr M. King ruled earlier this month that a lawsuit
by the defunct Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation chapter in Ashland could
go forward without damaging national security.

But government lawyers argue that state secrets would be revealed
if the lawsuit is allowed to proceed.

The case hinges on a classified document that U.S. Treasury officials
inadvertently turned over to Al-Haramain lawyers after the charity was
declared a global terrorist organization.

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Full article: http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/09/22/ap3039552.html

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1. If this were a poker game then we would all play by the same rules.

It may still be a game with much higher stakes, but we already have rules outlined by The Constitution. Anybody seeking to change these rules to cover their illicit activities is a criminal and should be thrown out of the game.

Have you had enough?