Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.
bold mine. That's Bush from April 20, 2004, lying. Not equivocating or waffling or vacillating. There's no word for it but outright lying. Certainly there are times when national security requires a lie. When the topic is a citizen's right to due process I reject that defense out of hand. Sorry, sir. NOT justifiable. President Bush: Information Sharing, Patriot Act Vital to Homeland Security |