The earth I tread on is not a dead, inert mass. It is a body, has a spirit, is organic, and fluid to the influence of its spirit, and to whatever particle of that spirit is in me. She is not dead, but sleepeth.
President Bush warned Friday the United States is in "more danger of attack" because Congress failed to extend legislation on domestic wiretapping laws allowing the government without a warrant to listen in on phone calls and intercept e-mails by foreign terrorist suspects that are transmitted through this country.
Story here. This whole thing is hilarious, because it's exactly what Daniel Ellsberg was talking about when I saw him speak at Wake Forest University. Bush says we're in "more danger of attack" because congress won't legalize something he's already doing and will continue to do. Also, the FISA courts have rejected about 3 requests, ever. AND, not only that, but they can get permission for wiretapping RETROACTIVELY, after they've already done the spying!
It's some of the stupidest mumbo jumbo I've seen in a while to attack the opposition for something they simply aren't doing. Of course, the Democrats will continue to bend and find ways to allow the spying to go on. They even say so in that article:
"He knows that the underlying 'intelligence' law and the power given to him in the Protect America Act give him sufficient authority to do all of the surveillance and collecting that he needs to do in order to protect the American people," House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.
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