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CAGiversary!
You know, like the No Child Left Behind Act, Clear Skies Initiative, the Patriot Act, Healthy Forests, Operation Iraqi Freedom, etc..
WASHINGTON - President Bush heads to the National Security Agency on Wednesday for another speech defending his controversial spying program, one that he insists should be called a “terrorist surveillance program” — not domestic spying without a warrant.
The White House said the president might address reporters after his speech. He is expected to reiterate his claim that he has the constitutional authority to have intelligence officials listen in on international phone calls of Americans with suspected ties to terrorists without court approval.
Congress holds hearings starting Feb. 6 on whether the president has exceeded his authority.
Asked if the program should be referred to as domestic spying or terrorist surveillance, McCain said: “I don't know, that’s why I'm glad the president said he welcomes hearings.”
On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said a 15-day grace period allowing warrantless eavesdropping under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act demonstrates that Congress knew such surveillance “would be essential in wartime.”
Speaking to students at Georgetown University law school, Gonzales was confronted by more than a dozen young people who turned their backs to him and held up for a banner for television cameras. The banner, loosely based on a Benjamin Franklin quote, read: “Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.”
Before his appearance at Georgetown, Gonzales said in a television interview that some congressional leaders told the administration in 2004 that it would not be possible to write legislation regarding the warrantless surveillance effort without compromising its effectiveness.
“We did go to certain members of the congressional leadership a year and a half ago,” Gonzales said on CBS’s “The Early Show.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11018747/
I can't wait to start hearing the media going along with this spin.
WASHINGTON - President Bush heads to the National Security Agency on Wednesday for another speech defending his controversial spying program, one that he insists should be called a “terrorist surveillance program” — not domestic spying without a warrant.
The White House said the president might address reporters after his speech. He is expected to reiterate his claim that he has the constitutional authority to have intelligence officials listen in on international phone calls of Americans with suspected ties to terrorists without court approval.
Congress holds hearings starting Feb. 6 on whether the president has exceeded his authority.
Asked if the program should be referred to as domestic spying or terrorist surveillance, McCain said: “I don't know, that’s why I'm glad the president said he welcomes hearings.”
On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said a 15-day grace period allowing warrantless eavesdropping under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act demonstrates that Congress knew such surveillance “would be essential in wartime.”
Speaking to students at Georgetown University law school, Gonzales was confronted by more than a dozen young people who turned their backs to him and held up for a banner for television cameras. The banner, loosely based on a Benjamin Franklin quote, read: “Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.”
Before his appearance at Georgetown, Gonzales said in a television interview that some congressional leaders told the administration in 2004 that it would not be possible to write legislation regarding the warrantless surveillance effort without compromising its effectiveness.
“We did go to certain members of the congressional leadership a year and a half ago,” Gonzales said on CBS’s “The Early Show.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11018747/
I can't wait to start hearing the media going along with this spin.
