Re: [TSCM-L] So Now What?

From: John Young <j..._at_pipeline.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:21:42 -0700

Statement from the Department of Justice on Today�s Ruling on the Terrorist
Surveillance Program

The Terrorist Surveillance Program is a critical tool that ensures we have
in place
an early warning system to detect and prevent a terrorist attack. In the
ongoing conflict
with al-Qaeda and its allies, the President has the primary duty under the
Constitution
to protect the American people. The Constitution gives the President the
full authority
necessary to carry out that solemn duty, and we believe the program is
lawful and protects
civil liberties. Because the Terrorist Surveillance Program is an essential
tool for the
intelligence community in the War on Terror, the Department of Justice has
appealed the
District Court's order. The parties have also agreed to a stay of the
injunction until
the District Court can hear the Department's motion for a stay pending appeal.
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