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16 Responses to “The non-partisan Congressional Research Service”

1. Hop says:

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   DeLay ate my cat.

   January 7th, 2006 at 10:55 am

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2. unbelievable says:

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   Santa might have been a tad late this year, but boy did he make up for it in a big way!

   January 7th, 2006 at 11:08 am

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3. unbelievable says:

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   The 44-page report said that Bush probably cannot claim the broad presidential powers he has relied upon as authority to order the secret monitoring of calls made by U.S. citizens since the fall of 2001. Congress expressly intended for the government to seek warrants from a special Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court before engaging in such surveillance when it passed legislation creating the court in 1978, the CRS report said.

   The report also concluded that Bush’s assertion that Congress authorized such eavesdropping to detect and fight terrorists does not appear to be supported by the special resolution that Congress approved after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which focused on authorizing the president to use military force.

   Peeping George is gonna get a spanking…

   January 7th, 2006 at 11:13 am

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4. The Debtonator says:

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   OK, (DUH) IT’S A CRIME. LET’S HAVE THE CRIMINAL IMPEACHED!!! What the hell are our ELECTED leaders waiting for? How much more evidence do they need?

   Or are THEY sleeping with the enemy too?

   Remember THIS when it comes time to vote!

   January 7th, 2006 at 11:23 am

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5. John Dough says:

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   We can’t impeach Bush – he didn’t lie under oath about adultery. You know, those things that matter when you are president, not some minor infraction like ignoring the Constitution.

   January 7th, 2006 at 11:57 am

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6. unbelievable says:

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   WASHINGTON – Dissatisfied with the nation’s direction, Americans are leaning toward wanting a change in which political party leads Congress — preferring that Democrats take control, an AP-Ipsos poll found. Democrats are favored over Republicans 49 percent to 36 percent.

   (from Yahoo)

   January 7th, 2006 at 12:09 pm

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7. JIMBO says:

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   IMPEACH
   IMPEACH
   IMPEACH
   IMPEACH
   IMPEACH
   IMPEACH
   IMPEACH
   IMPEACH

   January 7th, 2006 at 12:29 pm

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8. Bandar Bush says:

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   If Russert doesn’t mention this tomorrow morning, he’s on the take.

   January 7th, 2006 at 12:33 pm

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9. AvengingAngel says:

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   The CRS document can be found along with the latest NSA Spygate news, legal documents, and constitutional provisions at:

   “The NSA Scandal Document Center”

   January 7th, 2006 at 12:56 pm

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10. wisedup says:

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    Revenge of the Nerds, I hear they are coming up with ways to stop spying on us. Should be interesting.

    January 7th, 2006 at 1:15 pm

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11. SpudgeBoy says:

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    Everybody should watch this commercial from Democrats.org.

    Via Crooks and Liars:

    http://movies.crooksandliars.com/20060106_wiretap.wmv

    

    January 7th, 2006 at 1:56 pm

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12. Zookeeper says:

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    #4 – “Sleep” is the key word, Debtonator.
    #11 – That commercial says it all, Spudge. Unfortunately, people in my area (Red Stateville) won’t be seeing it.

    January 7th, 2006 at 2:15 pm

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13. Lisa says:

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    I’m hoping that through all of this that Congress takes back the power they’ve given away so freely to give the Pres unmitigated power to go to war. In accordance with the Constitution, this was expressly given to the Congress to enact, not the president. This is especially important given the rumble that Bush wants to go at Iran! Only Cleo knows what’s going to happen when Shiron kicks and Netanyahu steps into power.

    Do you ever get the feeling “we ain’t seen nothing yet”?!

    January 7th, 2006 at 2:48 pm

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14. Lisa says:

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    Oops, misspelled Sharon. I wish this blog had spellcheck!

    January 7th, 2006 at 2:54 pm

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15. Lisa says:

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    Thanks Avenging Angel and Spudge for the links. Duly downloaded.

    January 7th, 2006 at 3:07 pm

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16. Kick The Donkey says:

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    If you’d like to read the entire report, its available here:
    
    http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/m010506.pdf

    January 9th, 2006 at 1:07 pm

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