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unclejimboGee, it couldn't possibly be because it was ILLEGAL!!!
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- In an astounding U-turn, the Bush administration says it will end its much-touted program of warrantless phone-taps of suspected terrorists, opting instead for secret orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court which would allow the monitoring to take place under judicial supervision and review.
In a one-and-a-half-page letter to lawmakers, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said that a judge from the secret court, set up by Congress to authorize electronic eavesdropping by U.S. spy agencies inside the country, had issued orders last week "authorizing the government to target for collection international communications into or out of the United States where there is probable cause to believe that one of the communicants is a member of al-Qaida or an associated terrorist organization."
He added that henceforth "any electronic surveillance that was occurring" under the National Security Agency's presidentially authorized Terrorist Surveillance Program "will now be conducted subject to the approval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court."
As a result, he finished, the president had decided not to renew the current 45-day authorization for the program when it expires.
So now that they've lost control of Congress, they decide to obey the law. What a bunch of hypocrites. I hope the Dems crawl up their ass with a microscope on this.
Oh and George? It is still an impeachable offense, even if you try and sweep it under the rug.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- In an astounding U-turn, the Bush administration says it will end its much-touted program of warrantless phone-taps of suspected terrorists, opting instead for secret orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court which would allow the monitoring to take place under judicial supervision and review.
In a one-and-a-half-page letter to lawmakers, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said that a judge from the secret court, set up by Congress to authorize electronic eavesdropping by U.S. spy agencies inside the country, had issued orders last week "authorizing the government to target for collection international communications into or out of the United States where there is probable cause to believe that one of the communicants is a member of al-Qaida or an associated terrorist organization."
He added that henceforth "any electronic surveillance that was occurring" under the National Security Agency's presidentially authorized Terrorist Surveillance Program "will now be conducted subject to the approval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court."
As a result, he finished, the president had decided not to renew the current 45-day authorization for the program when it expires.
So now that they've lost control of Congress, they decide to obey the law. What a bunch of hypocrites. I hope the Dems crawl up their ass with a microscope on this.
Oh and George? It is still an impeachable offense, even if you try and sweep it under the rug.
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a little late...but wait...
Date: 2007-01-19 06:17 am (UTC)Re: a little late...but wait...
Date: 2007-01-19 11:09 pm (UTC)