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Bush Agrees to Eavesdropping Court Review |
2006-07-14 |
President Bush has agreed conditionally to a court review of his antiterror eavesdropping operations under a deal that, for the first time, would open an important part of his once-secret surveillance to a constitutional test. The disclosure of the agreement on Thursday came as the White House sought to end an impasse over a six-month-old dispute with Congress on the National Security Agency's program. It monitors the international calls and e-mails of Americans when terrorism is suspected. Under a deal with the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, Bush has agreed to support a bill that could submit the program to the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a constitutional review. ``You have here a recognition by the president that he does not have a blank check,'' said Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. As a leading critic of the program, he had broken ranks with his party. |
Posted by:Steve White |
#3 George's balls have turned to putty. In the past 18 months he has diminished Presidential powers and war making authority to a new and unprecedented level. |
Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-14 16:19 |
#2 George, George, George... Where did my President go? Who's gotten to you for you to go all wishy-washy in your last coupla' years in office? Damnit, man! Regrow your spine! |
Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-07-14 01:15 |
#1 After hearing some of the recently retired FISA judges testimonies before congress a few months back, I would find it hard to believe they wouldn't accept the program in its entirety. Specter is an asshole. Bush is taking an unnecessary gamble from which we could all lose. |
Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-14 01:03 |