Congress May Bestow Unchecked Spying Powers on President
While dozens of lawsuits challenging the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance of Americans slowly move through the courts, the Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to consider legislation that would effectively legalize the practice. Civil-rights advocates and Constitutional-law experts say several proposed bills attempt to "whitewash" executive wrongdoing before Congress has the opportunity to conduct hearings and gather the facts surrounding the National Security Agency's involvement in warrantless wiretapping and telecommunications data mining.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/062306B.shtml
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/062306B.shtml
rudkla - 23. Jun, 21:50
