I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view

I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view

Your blog makes very interesting reading. I’m sure others will think so too I look forward to reading their comments.

Aquiesense to this by less Fascistic Republicans has to be quite humiliating.

As for National Security, when has Bush and his gang shown any real interest in this matter? So, if the NSA bungle was of no apparent use in stopping terrorists here, at home, and the Corporatist Media bear this out, then what is the purpose beyond political espionage/sabotage? there is no other reason that is rational or even believable.

Also intersting to note that the Babylonians concerned them selves with rules and regulations while the Sumerians concerned themselves with liberty and freedoms and had Kings or Judges to ensure that what was available to the rich was also afforable to the poor as well. And we call ourselves civilized and free?

Daily Kos has a poster who has a GREAT idea, just put up fliers, posters, wear t-shirts any visual aids we can utilize with (in big bold letters ) the word “IMPEACH!”, nothing else.

I think that’s a good starter before ‘06.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Senator_says_shes_asked_for_opinions_1219.html

SINCERELY,

HENRY KISSINGER.

“A leaks-obsessed Kissinger, when he served as Nixon’s national security adviser, wiretapped his own staff. (One of his targets, Morton Halperin, sued and eventually won an apology.) ”

http://www.alternet.org/story/14659/

Rumsfeld caught dining with Kissinger Raw Story | December 12 2005

“Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and erstwhile Nixon Secretary of State and Vietnam War architect Henry Kissinger were caught dining together last Thursday at Washington’s Bistro Bis, ROLL CALL reports Monday.”

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/december2005/121205rumsfeldcaught.htm

The good news is that the Right Wingnuts have accepted every possible abuse of Presidential power…I’m sure they understand when a Democratic President establishes a Truth Commission and uses torture to get Republicans to sign confessions of their criminal and treasonous actions over the past decade or so.

Notice that US Persons restricts surveillance so that citizens do not fall under this category. FYI, the text below comes from the congressional review of 1802 that went into the patriot act legislation summary. Congress disagrees with you, as does the law.

50 U.S.C. § 1802 allows the Attorney General to authorize electronic surveillance for up to a year, without the FISA Court’s prior approval, in two narrow circumstances: (1) if the surveillance is are directed solely at communications between foreign powers; or (2) if the surveillance is directed solely at the acquisition of technical intelligence, other than spoken communications, from property under the exclusive control of a foreign power. In addition, the Attorney General must certify that there is no substantial likelihood that such surveillance will acquire the communications of U.S. persons. (In essence, § 1802 authorizes the surveillance of communications between foreign governments, and between a foreign government and its embassy.) Section 1802 is of limited use, however, because it explicitly prohibits efforts to acquire spoken communications. (No such limitation exists in the parallel exception for physical searches, 50 U.S.C. § 1822(a), under which agents presumably could infiltrate a foreign power’s property for the purpose of overhearing conversations.) This provision would enhance the presidential authorization exception by eliminating the requirement that electronic surveillance cannot be directed at the spoken communications of foreign powers.

So you admit bush can be impeached, since he’s been spying for longer than a year?

And I suggest you read the 1802 carefully, because those provisions are only valid if the people involved are not american citizens.

American Citizens require a court order, as prescribed by the 4th amendment of the constitution.

Bush apparently spied on americans, thereby creating an impeachable offense.

You clearly know as little about the law, as you do about politics – and that explains why you’re such a racist nazi.

The legality of Bush’s acts can be demonstrated with a look through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). For example, check out section 1802, “Electronic Surveillance Authorization Without Court Order.” It is most instructive. There you will learn that “Notwithstanding any other law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year”.

Naturally, there are conditions. For example, the surveillance must be aimed at “the acquisition of the contents of communications transmitted by means of communications used exclusively between or among foreign powers.” Is a terrorist group considered a foreign power? Yes, as defined in section 1801, subsection (a), “foreign power” can mean “a group engaged in international terrorism or activities in preparation therefore,” though the statue language would explicitly apply to “a faction of a foreign nation or nations.”

Bush did nothing wrong (in this case).

December 19, 2005

On Saturday (Dec. 17), President Bush admitted that he authorized those warrantless (remember that word) surveillances, spying on more than three dozen times since late 2001. That trashing the 4th Amendment, which forbids unreasonable searches and probable cause; therefore violating The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Bush could have the right to use FISA only by notifying Congress first by expanding it—which he didn’t. And there’s Cheney’s fat lie saying that if this surveillance program was in placed earlier 9/11 wouldn’t have happen, which is total bunk. From 1979 to 2002, the FISA court issued 15,264 surveillance warrants and not a single warrant was rejected WHILE CHENY WAS DODGING WARNINGS THAT BIN-LADEN WAS COMING AFTER US! Another fib that’s making the rounds is that Bush needed to skirt the normal process of getting court-approved search warrants for the surveillance because it was too slow for the fast-paced counterterrorism investigations. More bunk since the government was able to get an emergency warrant from the secret court within an hours or just minutes. But more to the point: under Section 1805 of FISA Bush could have began wiretapping as soon as it determines a need and can wait up to 72 hours before obtaining a warrant and Bush didn’t bother with that under the existing special program. Our president’s boat is slowing sinking into the sunset with Bush in it.