[privacy] Gonzales Pushes Again for Increased ISP Data Retention

[Dave Dittrich]

Brian Loe wrote:
>> The practice is a violation of federal law (specifically the
>> Presidential Records Act) anatord therefore well within the purview of
>> their oversight.
> 
> And oversight committees are nothing more than political attack dogs -
> used to chase red herrings and make headlines. They're always BS...

Brian, you asked what authority Congress had to get into this,
and its clear they have authority.  You asked what's the big
deal about White House or RNC email accounts, and its clear
its a legal requirement for all executive branch communications
to be handled in a legal manner.  Now you attack all oversight
committees.  Reminds me of a saying:

"If the law is against you, argue the facts.
 If the facts are against you, argue the law.
 If the law AND the facts are against you,
 attack your opponent."

Do I see another round of ad-hominem attacks coming, or can this
thread die now? :)

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/


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