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Gore's reaction to the Bush reaction to 1/16 speech
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:13:57 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Rob McMillin <scareduck () yahoo com> Date: January 17, 2006 11:38:50 PM EST To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Gore's reaction to the Bush reaction to 1/16 speech For IP -- http://talkleft.com/new_archives/013736.html The Administration’s response to my speech illustrates perfectly the need for a special counsel to review the legality of the NSA wiretapping program. The Attorney General is making a political defense of the President without even addressing the substantive legal questions that have so troubled millions of Americans in both political parties. There are two problems with the Attorney General's effort to focus attention on the past instead of the present Administration's behavior. First, as others have thoroughly documented, his charges are factually wrong. Both before and after the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was amended in 1995, the Clinton/Gore Administration complied fully and completely with the terms of the law. Second, the Attorney General's attempt to cite a previous administration's activity as precedent for theirs - even though factually wrong – ironically demonstrates another reason why we must be so vigilant about their brazen disregard for the law. If unchecked, their behavior would serve as a precedent to encourage future presidents to claim these same powers, which many legal experts in both parties believe are clearly illegal. [...] --- Robert McMillin | scareduck () yahoo com Frightening waterfowl since 1963 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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