In the press conference, * said he had these powers when congress approved

of * going to war in Afghanistan. Weren't the taps starting long before then? Of course it's illegal no matter what...

http://thinkprogress.org/wp-images/upload/Intell.pdf

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/12/19/rockefeller-letter/#comments


I think it's about to really hit the fan....

They are all scrambling to come up with some legal recourse for what they did and there is none. Violated the Constitution. Period.

him to do it...

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

The Constitution was violated.

Therefore, * is a criminal.

End of story.

about the time table.

The Constitution EXPRESSLY says the President must get JUDICIAL approval (Warrant). Congress does not have the power to grant Bush this.

Because of NIXON's spying on Americans (which helped bring him down) the FISA law was enacted which REQUIRES the president to get a warrant approved by a judge. In extreme emergencies, as Bushless wonder has claimed existed, the law has a provision that the wiretaps can begin. The President has 72 hours (3 days) after beginning the wiretapping to get the warrant.

The fucker is breaking the law. It doesn't matter if he told jesus himself...The only authority to wiretap is through a judge. Bush has broken legislative law and CONSTITUTIONAL law. He is guilty and impeachable.

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