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I love this picture:

 

 

These law students at Georgetown turned their backs on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as he delivered a speech defending the illegal wiretapping of U.S. citizens.  The quote, in case you can't read the attribution, is from Benjamin Franklin.  Read the full story here. 

 

I know lots of people want the government to do whatever it takes to keep us safe.  But the practice of conducting unconstitutional surveillance of Americans is neither efficient nor effective.  It might make us feel safer, but the idea that such actions are actually protecting us is laughable.