Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
Yes, if we ignore the part about how the Supreme Court has ruled in previous cases that the president can authorize wiretaps as long as they are reviewed by the FICA court. Which they all are.
I don't get the wiretapping issue...if you're not a drug dealer, child molester or terrorist, why do you give a shit?
I don't know what "review" you're referring to, but anything less than a warrant issued by a court doesn't give the government the power to execute a wiretap. I also don't know what FICA is; did you mean FISA?
I am not a drug dealer, child molester, or terrorist; I am an American and I value my rights. The President has claimed on any number of occasions that it is imperative that freedom be defended and democracy protected. So why would he abridge freedom and ignore the rules of our own democracy, to say nothing of breaking the law?
You must think I'm just picking at anything that gives me a chance to criticize Bush, but that just isn't the case. I was a card-carrying member of the ACLU back in the 90s, long before President Bush started attacking my rights.