Court Allows NSA Wiretapping Program to Continue During Appeal

[kpete]

Court Allows NSA Wiretapping Program to Continue During Appeal

CINCINNATI — The Bush administration can continue its warrantless surveillance program while it appeals a judge's ruling that the program is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

The president has said the program is needed in the war on terrorism; opponents argue it oversteps constitutional boundaries on free speech, privacy and executive powers.

The unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave little explanation for the decision. In the three-paragraph ruling, judges said that they balanced the likelihood an appeal would succeed, the potential damage to both sides and the public interest.

The Bush administration applauded the decision.

"We are pleased to see that it will be allowed to continue while the Court of Appeals examines the trial court's decision, with which we strongly disagree," Deputy White House press secretary Dana Perino said in a statement.


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[MichiganVote]

1. Oh good..for a minute there I thought I was going to have privacy

I'm addicted to the government and corporations spying on me

[MrCoffee]

2. Well duh...it's the 6th Circuit. Of course they were going to let it go.