my thoughts and the link to take action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most people cannot READ for more than a few seconds, over 10% of our country is totally illiterate, and most people don't WANT to know what is going on in our country, it is up to patriots like YOU to make justice and freedom remain for these people who don't realize they are counting on your actions who believe EVERYTHING Bush tells them! I know a dozen people like this, that means we all do! Read down to the purple paragraph if you don't have much time!

"The greatest calamity which could befall us would be submission to a government of unlimited powers." --Thomas Jefferson: Declaration and Protest of Virginia, 1825.
"The President is bound to stop at the limits prescribed by our Constitution and law to the authorities in his hands, would apply in an occasion of peace as well as war." - Thomas Jefferson
Article II Section 4 of the Constitution - The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. (clearly it is possible for a president to break laws even if he thinks he can do what he wants as Bush has made justifications for his actions today)

If you only have time for one comment - George Bush broke the law of the Constitution and ordered spying on Americans at the excuse of "protecting" us, but instead has become "Big Brother" and this is horrifying. Demand through your elected officials that he be held accountable, don't allow this, he's not above the law, the Constitution makes that clear!

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The President just admitted today that he is allowed to do whatever he feels is necessary because he is the president. That is the same argument Saddam used and all totalitarian dictators have used in world history! Sorry, but it DOESN'T workt that way! At least not in the United State of America. This is GIGANTIC, but this could fall under the radar of "I don't care" if they get their wish, that Americans are too stupid to realize a direct assault on our protections under the Constitution.

Bush signed off on an amazing thirty authorizations of large scale spying on American citizens without following our Constitutional law (4th Amendment - protection of citizens from unlawful search & seizure, and the Surveillance Court laws which requires him to simply get one of their judges to approve spying on American citizens in this manner). Several staff members at the National Security Administration demanded to be taken off these requests because they knew of their unconstitutionality! YES! And his admission today is throwing it at our nation and our world saying he is allowed to do whatever he wants - whenever he wants.

His arrogance is breathtaking, isn't it? But his actions are exactly what one would do when a leak of this information comes out! He has to take it head on which is the only way to get out of it, because 'admitting' he did it sort of takes the punch out of it if instead he were to deny it, don't you see? His crimes aren't so dramatic if he admits they occurred but justifies them as necessary for protecting America! This is so George Orwell "1984" that it's direct similarities are truly amazing, and most people will do just as Orwell implied, be oblivious to it for the common good they claim government control will bring!

The President has not upheld his oath of office in protecting and defending the Constitution that he swore to defend, in fact he is destroying it, and let's not forget what Thomas Jefferson said, that the president is required to govern by the rules of the constitution, regardless if we're at peace or at war.

This is by far, the culmination of a long string of criminal behavior actions from his administration, that ranges from negligence (ignoring safety of citizens through Katrina and cutting of millions in medical & social programs while giving corporations tax breaks), lying (counsel lying to Special Prosecutor), treason (CIA leak case), propaganda (claiming even today that Saddam had something to do with 9/11 resulting in a costly war & many deaths), and greed (Cheney's private meetings with energy corporations making policy to profit them billions).

If any American cannot find this most current news release as reprehensible, and ignore their party affiliation, and instead realize BIG BROTHER society is clearly upon us, as few American governments have sunk this low and ignored civil liberties, then I feel it is hopeless for our country. The president is FURIOUS about the Times finally telling the country about this (remember, it was kept back from us during the election year by the Times, and Bush had hoped they'd never tell us!).

If we permit our presidents to do whatever they want then we are lost. That is a dictatorship and will lead to oppression, hardship, and, loss of life which will be argued by the controlling power as necessary to protect our "democracy" and our "values", which are in shambles if this president gets away with these actions.

I ask you to contact your congressman or congresswoman, your senator, and write your local newspaper. It took me less than 5 minutes to get the #'s off this link, and write my editor, I implore you to do the same.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Legislative_Branch/

The time is nigh for action, this is the crack in the damn that must be stopped before we allow fascism to take control, like so many cultures have, because they were blind to seeing it take footing right before their eyes before it was too late.