Tuesday, January 03, 2006

President: If somebody from al Qaeda is calling you, we'd like to know why



Yesterday, President Bush mounted his third defense in two weeks of his secret domestic espionage program. The President said that Americans understand this spying is protecting their security.

Government officials have said that perhaps thousands of people have been under surveillance.

"If somebody from al Qaeda is calling you, " The President said, "we'd like to know why."

Did The President overstep his constitutional authority and violate a law intended to prevent government spying on its citizens? We'll find out sometime soon. Maybe. Congress raised the volume on their criticism today.

Click on the title of this piece to read the entire story from The Washington Post.
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2 comments:

El Snoozo said...

I think Uncle Ben said it best...Not the rice guy, I'm talking the one who flew the kite with they key on the end.

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."

Funny when people talk about what the constitution must mean, they never look to see what the actual architects may have said or thought.

Keekee Brummet said...

That is very true. As usual, Ben talks big sense.