"Americans expect NSA to conduct its missions within the law.
But given the inherently secret nature of those missions,
how can Americans be sure that the Agency does not invade their privacy?
The 4th Amendment of the Constitution demands it... oversight committees within all three branches of the U.S. government ensure it... and NSA employees, as U.S. citizens, have a vested interest in upholding it. Respecting the law is only a part of gaining Americans' trust."
- NSA web site
ARTICLE 128. The inviolability of the homes of citizens and privacy of correspondence are protected by law.
- constitution of the USSR, December 1936
Wednesday 12.21.05
Solstice today at 10:35 AM Pacific Time.
Saturday 12.03.05
A friend recently told a story of how she'd met a man some 40 or so years ago, was interested in him, but then found out that he had mirrors on the ceiling of his bedroom ("because it was the '60s") and promptly lost interest. Our conversation continued about like this:
| Tommy: | What's wrong with having mirrors? |
| friend: | It's narcissistic. |
| Tommy: | You're not just seeing yourself. A mirror lets you see a side of your partner that you wouldn't see otherwise. |
| friend: | Yeah--the back side. |
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