
Last Updated: 01.24.2006 President Bush continues to maintain that he has the authority to have ordered wire taps and other domestic surveillance of American Citizens. (See Below) ** NEW: There are now apparently a number of photos of Bush with Jack Abramoff together and, imagine this: The White House is not releasing them. Go figure. George W Bush has admitted to committing a felony. He has repeatedly ordered the NSA and the Pentagon (DIA) to Spy on Americans, WITHOUT a FISA warrant*. In 1978, President Carter signed into law the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which specifically outlines the Executive Branch's responsibilities in the area of domestic intelligence gathering. This law creates a "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court" also known as the "FISA Court", made up of a group of rotating federal circuit court judges. * Essentially there is a process by which the Justice Department requests a type of warrant from a FISA Court (FISC), on behalf of the requesting agency (NSA or CIA for example) (which are almost ALWAYS issued) to allow for electronic eavesdropping for national security purposes. President Bush has violated this law. He has committed a federal crime on numerous occasions by ordering the NSA to monitor US Citizens with out first seeking a warrant as proscribed under the FISA Act. He has stated his intention to break this law again. ** Breaking News as of 12/21: A FISA court judge has submitted his resignation to Chief Justice Roberts. US District Judge James Robertson resigned without comment from his FISA court appointment. It is speculated that he did so in protest of Bush's illegal actions. ** On Jan 23, Bush told a crowd in Manhattan, Kansas that he had the inherent permission to order these wires taps, he also continued the lies when he stated that the only calls that are monitored are those where someone (an "al queda" affiliated person) calls INTO the US. AND General Heyden, head of the NSA, has stated that because the word "unreasonable" is in the 4th amendment, that they have cover by claiming that it is "reasonable" to monitor Americans phone calls and e-mails. What will it take for our fellow Americans to absorb the depth of contempt this president has for our Constitution and Bill of Rights? (he is purported to have said about the constitution: "Its just a god damn piece of paper...") This is the direction we are headed; to fail to grapple with this honestly and to take action to stem this tide, will spell the end to this great experiment. This is one of many of Bush's Crimes. This is yet another reason to Impeach President Bush. Lets Get To Work!! home |

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