4.07.2006

Gonzales: Bushies Won't Rule Out Extending NSA Phone Surveillance to Only-in-U.S. Calls

There is just no limit to what these people will do. The U.S. Constitution is toilet paper to them and the Bill of Rights a paper napkin to wipe up gravy from their "freedom" fries.

Also from TalkLeft:

The Bush Administration may be running on empty when it comes to the warrantless NSA electronic surveillance program. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified Wednesday at a Senate subcommittee hearing on budget needs, and even Republicans like Sensenbrenner weren't buying it:
    Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales left open the possibility yesterday that President Bush could order warrantless wiretaps on telephone calls occurring solely within the United States -- a move that would dramatically expand the reach of a controversial National Security Agency surveillance program.

    In response to a question from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) during an appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, Gonzales suggested that the administration could decide it was legal to listen in on a domestic call without supervision if it were related to al-Qaeda.

    "I'm not going to rule it out," Gonzales said.
Up until Wednesday, the Administration refused to address the question of authority to engage in warrantless eavesdroppoing of purely domestic calls.