Thursday, February 09, 2006
Outrage Overload: Part V
Here's an article from the conservative-leaning Washington Times, noting that Bush's spy program is not only illegal but also ineffective:
The ineffectiveness is really beside the point, though, when it comes to the larger issue of destroying our constitution. I'm encouraged to see, though, that some conservatives are showing some backbone and defying King George:
"I'm for the president's inherent authority to conduct the war, but not to neuter the other two branches," says Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of four Republicans on the Senate Judiciary panel to challenge the White House interpretation of presidential war powers.
All Republicans should be outraged by this abuse of executive power and invasion of privacy (all you have to do is imagine Clinton spying on you without getting a warrant) instead of lapping up Bush's claim that in order to protect our democracy, we have to destroy our democratic principles.
Insight
The Bush administration's surveillance policy has failed to make a dent in the war against al Qaeda.
U.S. law enforcement sources said that more than four years of surveillance by the National Security Agency has failed to capture any high-level al Qaeda operative in the United States. They said al Qaeda insurgents have long stopped using the phones and even computers to relay messages. Instead, they employ couriers.
The assertions by the law enforcement sources dispute President Bush's claim that the government surveillance program has significantly helped in the fight against terrorism.
The ineffectiveness is really beside the point, though, when it comes to the larger issue of destroying our constitution. I'm encouraged to see, though, that some conservatives are showing some backbone and defying King George:
"I'm for the president's inherent authority to conduct the war, but not to neuter the other two branches," says Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of four Republicans on the Senate Judiciary panel to challenge the White House interpretation of presidential war powers.
All Republicans should be outraged by this abuse of executive power and invasion of privacy (all you have to do is imagine Clinton spying on you without getting a warrant) instead of lapping up Bush's claim that in order to protect our democracy, we have to destroy our democratic principles.
Insight
