Greedy Trial Lawyer
"You Say Judicial Oversight; I Say Phooey"
Category: In Your Face
I know we are "at war" and will be forever. And, we have to cut the President some slack so he can be the Commander-In-Chief we need. But, should the slack include three years of a secret and illegal eavesdropping program? One can assume that the program would have continued in secret for at least another three years, probably more. By the time my grandchildren reach maturity I suspect no communication would have been off limits to this program.
It reminds me of the reach of the discovery rules in civil lawsuits. Defendants are permitted to obtain information and documents that may lead to relevant information. But, in discovery a court is there to police the fishing expeditions. Funny thing, a court was there to police the President, too, but that would have been inconvenient.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday supported government eavesdropping to prevent terrorismPowell said that when he was in the Cabinet, he was not told that President Bush authorized a warrantless National Security Agency surveillance operation after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Appearing on ABC's "This Week" Powell said he sees "absolutely nothing wrong with the president authorizing these kinds of actions" to protect the nation.
But he added, "My own judgment is that it didn't seem to me, anyway, that it would have been that hard to go get the warrants. And even in the case of an emergency, you go and do it."
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