I think a careful reading of Senator Arlen Specter’s Bill shows it to be a capitulation to President Bush’s Unwarranted Domestic N.S.A. Spying – saying it was okay to do what they did and what they want to do. He writes an oped in the Washington Post today, Surveillance We Can Live With, that ends with:
In my opinion, it is intolerable to let this matter drift indefinitely. If someone has a better idea for legislation that would resolve the program’s legality or can negotiate a better compromise with the president, I will be glad to listen.
What kind of ending is that? Who ever said that we want to compromise with the President? or let him off the hook for sneaking this in on us? We don’t need to compromise with the President. He needs to follow the law and let the F.I.S.A. Court do its job by looking over what the N.S.A. is planning to listen to before they listen. We don’t need to make it legal. We need to enforce the law.
What is wrong with Specter? Has he forgotten what Congress does? They make laws that should be followed. They made a law. The President ignored it. How hard is it to know what the next step is?
Is it even worth mentioning the obvious? President Bush has claimed enormous powers, far beyond those legitimately granted to the Executive. However, his exercise of these powers has been a disaster! He stands before us as a shining example of why the powers he wants should not be granted. He has used these powers so unwisely as to reserve a place for himself in the history books alongside President Nixon as paradigms for the saying, "absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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