Bush vows to continue breaking the law

Bush Vows to Continue Domestic Surveillance

(Washington-AP, December 19, 2005) - President Bush brushed aside criticism over his decision to spy on suspected terrorists without court warrants Monday and said he will keep it up "for so long as the nation faces the continuing threat of an enemy that wants to kill American citizens."

"As president of the United States and commander in chief I have the constitutional responsibility and the constitutional authority to protect our country," he said at a year-end White House news conference.
Bush also called on Congress to renew the anti-terror Patriot Act before it expires at the end of the year. "In a war on terror we cannot afford to be without this law for a single moment," he said.

The legislation has cleared the House but Senate Democrats have blocked final passage and its prospects are uncertain in the final days of the congressional session.

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Normally, no wiretapping is permitted in the United States without a court warrant. But Bush said he approved the action without such orders "because it enables us to move faster and quicker. We've got to be fast on our feet.

"It is legal to do so. I swore to uphold the laws. Legal authority is derived from the Constitution," he added.



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Does he really believe he is a swift thinker?

a carton of checks and balances
on this run-amok president.

when the FISA law allows tapping first and then getting the court warrant after the fact. (If the court won't give the warrant the 'evidence' must be destroyed).

The * cabal clearly doesn't want to move 'faster & quicker', it wants to do whatever it wants without any oversight or limits.

If Congress lets him get away with it, it's a successful coup. Do we keep our Republic or do we grant Bush the monarchy?

On the plus side, Bush has now taken Meirs and Gonzales falling on their swords out of play. This clears the way to impeachment...if Congress has the spine for it.

Laws are for all of us to follow.

When you place yourself above the law as president others will
break the law.

For you set the example