Thursday, March 09, 2006
If The President Does It, Then We'll Just Make It Legal
Moving to tamp down Democratic calls for an investigation of the administration's domestic eavesdropping program, Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday that they had reached agreement with the White House on proposed bills to impose new oversight but allow wiretapping without warrants for up to 45 days.
Fuck you.
Fuck. You. The President of the United States broke the law. He directly violated due process in order to prop up a spying program that netted absolutely nothing and violated the civil liberties of U.S. citizens. He went around a court that would grant a warrant to anything reasonably terrorist-related, because many of his wiretaps did not deal with terrorists.
And you're backing him up on this? You're giving him the right to circumvent the Justice Department. And why?
A spokeswoman for the White House, Dana Perino, called the Republican senators' proposal "a generally sound approach."
"We're eager to work with Congress on legislation that would further codify the president's authority," Ms. Perino said. "We remain committed to our principle, that we will not do anything that undermines the program's capabilities or the president's authority."
See, I think the president's authority was pretty much undermined when he flouted the law.
God. Does anyone really care anymore?
Fuck you.
Fuck. You. The President of the United States broke the law. He directly violated due process in order to prop up a spying program that netted absolutely nothing and violated the civil liberties of U.S. citizens. He went around a court that would grant a warrant to anything reasonably terrorist-related, because many of his wiretaps did not deal with terrorists.
And you're backing him up on this? You're giving him the right to circumvent the Justice Department. And why?
A spokeswoman for the White House, Dana Perino, called the Republican senators' proposal "a generally sound approach."
"We're eager to work with Congress on legislation that would further codify the president's authority," Ms. Perino said. "We remain committed to our principle, that we will not do anything that undermines the program's capabilities or the president's authority."
See, I think the president's authority was pretty much undermined when he flouted the law.
God. Does anyone really care anymore?
