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 Sen. Specter to Gonzales: ‘That Just Defies Logic and Plain English’Posted on Feb 7, 2006
That’s the Republican chair of the Judiciary Committee reacting to the attorney general’s attempts to explain how spying without warrants is, in fact, legal. Check out the AG’s explanation of why Bush earlier said that spying without warrants is, in fact, illegal: “The President is not a lawyer.” Previous item: Official Iranian Paper to Run Holocaust Cartoons Next item: Top Counter-Terrorism Official Removed Amid Turmoil at the CIA Elsewhere: . CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment |
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By Thomas S. Bean, February 21, 2006 at 3:42 pm #
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Report thisBy Thomas S. Bean, February 21, 2006 at 3:41 pm #
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NSA wiretapping used by NSC osg to “murder” three people in South Dakota tied to my US DOJ OIG Complaint, sent to Denver and Dallas Field Agents Van Lancker and Monte Casson.
This complaint resulted in SD US Attorney JAMES MCMAHON being fired. Minneapolis FBI SAC Deborah Pierce also fired. Sioux Falls and Rapid City, SD, FBI also fired.
1) Former SD US Senator TOM DASCHLE’S ex chief of staff, RICH GORDON, murdered with use of a DEW (Directed Energy Weapon) that bombarded Rich with microwave radiation bombardment.
2) Omaha attorney LEROY ROGERS also targeted by DEW and suffered from brain stroke.
3) YPD Sgt. MARK DEFFENBAUGH died in mysterious car wreck on same highway that attorney JOHN KABIESEMANN of Yankton, SD, died on six days later?
4) Yankton, SD, attorney JOHN KABIESEMANN died in mysterious car wreck.
All died around the same time frame.
All tied to THOMAS S. BEAN.
All knew about political wiretapping of former SD Senator TOM DASCHLE’s campaign in November of 2004.
THAT’S THE STORY THAT JAMES RISEN SAT ON FOR A YEAR...AFTER THE GOP AND BUSH OFFERED HIM A DEAL.
Report thisBy jaye, February 7, 2006 at 4:22 pm #
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Bush and Atty Gen Gonzales base much of their argument that they can wiretap without a warrant because we are “at war.”
We are not at war. President Roosevelt was at war. Woodrow Wilson was at war. We are at an authorized use of force.
No matter how hard General Gonzales tries he isn’t going to make the case that Presidents Washington and Lincoln were able to wiretap Americans.
Report thisBy keith cornella, February 7, 2006 at 3:18 pm #
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I’m glad Mr. Specter drew attention to Gonzales’ double-talk on the issue. Arlen’s comments as well as some of the other senators on the panel clearly articulate the argument. The authorization Congress granted for the use of force is not a blank check. The executive branch must still abide by any statute already in place regarding warrentless spying. Gonzales said the administration has inherent power under Article 2 to do what it needs to protect the country. Specter pointed out he may have that authority, except where any of that power is limited, constitutionally, by an act of Congress. Congress did limit the power of the executive to wiretap in 1978 with enactment of the FISA law. The administration broke that law with blatant disregard. The administration is wrong.
If they wanted amendments to FISA, which has been amended 5 times since 9/11, Congress would have been more than happy to give them the power they needed to protect our country. Instead, they circumvented law and committed a grave disservice to our democracy.
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