New Domestic Intelligence Agency?

[RawAlex]

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/12/16/gilmore.c...sion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/12/16/gilmore.commission/index.html)

Here we go again... homeland security needs it's own set of snoops... so the FBI, the CIA, and all those other agencies apparently don't do the job.

Can you say "More Government"?

Alex

[Almighty Colin]

Let me quote the important parts:

"The Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, known as the Gilmore Commission, will issue its fourth report Monday, and officials will discuss details at a news conference."

"Gilmore is recommending that any such agency operate within strict civil liberties guidelines."

[Ironhorse]

As long as all this is to prevent violence and chaos I'm for it, but I seem to recall an incident with one of the last pieces of legislation, where there was a paragraph found that no one could or would take credit for and this somehow protected Eli Lily the pharmaceutical company. This was just a cut and paste operation into the legal document ready to be signed.

Did anyone else read about this?

[RawAlex]

Ironhorse, I think it revolting to find out that all the US agencies currently eating up billions of dollars apparently are not able to handle any of this. The creation of ANOTHER agency, to go along with the homeland security office, will just further murky the waters of responsiblity and end up costing a bunch more money...

Is anyone else that Bush sr pardoned looking for work?

Alex

[Vick]

Originally posted by RawAlex@Dec 16 2002, 07:35 PM
Is anyone else that Bush sr pardoned looking for work?
Nah they are being dwarfed by all the people Clinton pardoned he he he

Alex keep this up and you are going to get an honorary American citzenship .... wait a second, isn't that being the same as being Canadian :P

[PornoDoggy]

Well, Vick, I suppose we could argue over whether selling pardons is more honorable than pardoning those who know where the bodies are buried ... but it was a damn good line, so I'll let that one slide. :D

[Almighty Colin]

Alexicon. n. An agency being created for the sole purpose of monitoring Alex.

[RawAlex]

Originally posted by Vick@Dec 16 2002, 07:38 PM
Alex keep this up and you are going to get an honorary American citzenship .... wait a second, isn't that being the same as being Canadian :P
Vick, that is EXACTLY what Canadian is... America with less guns and more tolerance for other people... :D

Colin, they couldn't afford an agency just for me, it would cost way to much to try to figure out what the hell I am up to... heck, I don't know some of the time!

[Vick]

Originally posted by RawAlex@Dec 16 2002, 10:37 PM
Vick, that is EXACTLY what Canadian is... America with less guns and more tolerance for other people... :D
and all this time I thought Canada was colder and cleaner and better nudie bars :D oh and really funny looking money


PD - the more I learn, the more I think that anyone who wants to be President of the USA .... isn't fit for the job :blink:

[ulfie]

I spent a couple days in Canada last week and they definately are tolerant of us yanks. Not sure why, it's not like I have my finger on the button, or do I? :)

[Torone]

Originally posted by ulfie@Dec 16 2002, 11:47 PM
I spent a couple days in Canada last week and they definately are tolerant of us yanks. Not sure why, it's not like I have my finger on the button, or do I? :)
Could it be the vast amounts of American $$$ it takes to keep the Socialist Canadian economy from bottoming out? I hear they have asked theUS for help to bail out their Socialized medicine system; because it is going to be billions in the *red* (excuse the pun) next year. :nyanya:

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by RawAlex@Dec 16 2002, 10:37 PM
America with less guns and more tolerance for other people


What do you mean by "other people"?

[Torone]

Originally posted by RawAlex@Dec 16 2002, 04:08 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/12/16/gilmore.c...sion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/12/16/gilmore.commission/index.html)

Here we go again... homeland security needs it's own set of snoops... so the FBI, the CIA, and all those other agencies apparently don't do the job.

Can you say "More Government"?

Alex
Alex,
You have never answered the question..."What's your stake in American politics?".