Bush wants terrorism law updated

Bush wants terrorism law updated

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush wants Congress to modernize a law that governs how intelligence agencies monitor the communications of suspected terrorists.

"This law is badly out of date," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, provides a legal foundation that allows information about terrorists' communications to be collected without violating civil liberties.

Democrats want to ensure that any changes do not give the executive branch unfettered surveillance powers.

Bush noted that terrorists now use disposable cell phones and the Internet to communicate, recruit operatives and plan attacks; such tool were not available when FISA passed nearly 30 years ago. He also cited a recently released intelligence estimate that concluded al-Qaida is using its growing strength in the Middle East to plot attacks on U.S. soil.

yawn...more...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

I mean really. Everything he does is bad for the country. Every initiative he proposes enhances his own bloated powers at the expense of the Congress, and the people. It's hard enough cleaning up his messes without him continuing to crap full time.

He has the same attitude regarding the Constitution. :grr:

No wonder he tossed habeas corpus into the shitter! Sheesh! It was nearly a thousand years old!!

Friggin' basturd! :puke: