Posted on January 11th, 2009 by Walter Brasch
Sens. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) flexed their muscles, shook their rattles, and told President-elect Barack Obama not to tread upon them.
“I don’t believe in the executive power trumping everything,” Reid, the Senate’s majority leader, told the political newspaper, The Hill. He said he believed “in our Constitution, three separate but equal branches [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, Congress, In The News, Walter Brasch
Posted on August 6th, 2007 by Hart Williams
The New York Times reports this morning:
Bush Signs Law to Widen Legal Reach for Wiretapping
By JAMES RISEN
Published: August 6, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 — President Bush signed into law on Sunday legislation that broadly expanded the government’s authority to eavesdrop on the international telephone calls and e-mail messages of American citizens without warrants.
Congressional aides and [...]
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Filed under: Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Terrorism
Posted on May 16th, 2006 by KJ
NSA Surveillance Escapes FISA Judgment
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Filed under: Bush, National Security, News Media, Religion, Spirituality, Senate