MY LETTER TO A PROFESSOR OF LAW AT NU LAW SCHOOL WHERE I GRADUATED IN 1962. THE LETTER SEEKS AN ACADEMIC VIEW NOT A POLITICAL OR MEDIA VIEW POINT ON THIS TROUBLING SUBJECT. Dear Professor: As a constitutional lawyer in court, not academia, I am appalled by the NSA surveillance, and its various dragnets, and justification by a FISA judge. How does this comport with the 4th and 5th amendments. I need not quote them to a law professor. I just repeat the words of Patrick Henry. "Give me Liberty or Give me Death". I served in the US Army as a medic during the Vietnam war after graduating NU Law. I prefer Liberty and do not fear death. The FISA court is a due process joke, and I am sad about that. It is an ex Parte process before a "rubber stamp" judge. Due process requires under the 5th and 14th Amendments, Notice and Opportunity to be heard. The authorizing statute is so blatantly unconstitutional, as it give no notice, no opportunity to be hear, and no unbiased judge. Then, my Senator, Diane Feinstein, a member of the reviewing committee, chimes in with justification. To me, a bomb that kills or maims under 100 is just de minimus to warrant this spy network. I will suffer a bomb hit or a stabbing, or a shooting as what we must pay for liberty and freedom. During the Civil War we lost over 650,000 soldiers killed; WWI over 100,000 killed; WWII over 300,000; Korea over 26,000; Vietnam over 56000; Iraq over 4000. World Trade Center 3000. Have you written any articles on this subject for Academia. If so I would appreciate your forwarding this to me so I can read an academic view as opposed to a media view. I once was a member of the Law Review and had a full tuition scholarship based on merit after my first year. I appreciate your work on this very troubling issue Best regards, Martin S. Friedlander, Esq. (310) 435 1519 Attorney-Client Privileged freedompost.typepad
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:47:49 +0000
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