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Administration Pulls Back on Surveillance Agreement - New York Times
by bucy at 12:29 pm EDT, May 2, 2007 |
Senior Bush administration officials told Congress on Tuesday that they could not pledge that the administration would continue to seek warrants from a secret court for a domestic wiretapping program, as it agreed to do in January.
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RE: Administration Pulls Back on Surveillance Agreement - New York Times
by Decius at 2:12 pm EDT, May 2, 2007 |
bucy wrote: Senior Bush administration officials told Congress on Tuesday that they could not pledge that the administration would continue to seek warrants from a secret court for a domestic wiretapping program, as it agreed to do in January.
I don't agree with the headline. They haven't conceeded their legal arguement. They never did. They've never argued it in a court, either. Some of the arguments they've made are incredibly thin. This immunity they are asking for is simply an attempt to avoid having to put their money where their mouth is on this. Its all a bunch of bullshit and hand waving. Whats important is that they aren't doing this now. However, they have substantially damaged the Constitution of the United States by playing this game. A future would be tyrant will pick up this thread where they left off. |
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RE: Administration Pulls Back on Surveillance Agreement - New York Times
by k at 3:13 pm EDT, May 2, 2007 |
Decius wrote: bucy wrote: Senior Bush administration officials told Congress on Tuesday that they could not pledge that the administration would continue to seek warrants from a secret court for a domestic wiretapping program, as it agreed to do in January.
I don't agree with the headline. They haven't conceeded their legal arguement. They never did. They've never argued it in a court, either. Some of the arguments they've made are incredibly thin. This immunity they are asking for is simply an attempt to avoid having to put their money where their mouth is on this. Its all a bunch of bullshit and hand waving. Whats important is that they aren't doing this now. However, they have substantially damaged the Constitution of the United States by playing this game. A future would be tyrant will pick up this thread where they left off.
You know, if they did make such a promise (which I don't recall), then the headline is even more bullshit because it couches a serious matter in terms that are so boring that most people will ignore it. If the facts are what they say, then the headline should read "Warrantless eavesdropping to resume, says Whitehouse" at the very least. Or maybe "Bush to Congress : 'FUCK YOU!'" |
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