Are we still a country of laws?
Be careful what you say on the phone and internet, my friends. Big Brother is listening, and the law is obviously of no concern to Bush. I do not know how much more notice our people and our leaders need on this matter, but now a bi-partisan Congressional research agency is saying that the warrant-less domestic spying program is illegal and the fact that the Bush administration failed to brief Congress just adds another charge on the pile.
Now, when was Congress planning on holding these people accountable for their lawlessness? Soon, I hope. I do not want the "rule of law" to be utterly discredited.
From the Washington Post ...
Congressional Agency Questions Legality of Wiretaps
Now, when was Congress planning on holding these people accountable for their lawlessness? Soon, I hope. I do not want the "rule of law" to be utterly discredited.
From the Washington Post ...
Congressional Agency Questions Legality of Wiretaps
By Dan EggenRead More ...
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 19, 2006; A05
The Bush administration appears to have violated the National Security Act by limiting its briefings about a warrantless domestic eavesdropping program to congressional leaders, according to a memo from Congress's research arm released yesterday.
The Congressional Research Service opinion said that the amended 1947 law requires President Bush to keep all members of the House and Senate intelligence committees "fully and currently informed" of such intelligence activities as the domestic surveillance effort.
The memo from national security specialist Alfred Cumming is the second report this month from CRS to question the legality of aspects of Bush's domestic spying program. A Jan. 6 report concluded that the administration's justifications for the program conflicted with current law.
