Since the hurricane season is in limbo right now, you would think it is the perfect time to hunker down and fix the problems that were exposed during Katrina. Unfortunately the White House doesn’t feel the same way: The Bush administration, citing the confidentiality of executive branch communications, said Tuesday that it did not plan […]
The conservative magazineInsight gives us a story that makes the left drool: The Bush administration is bracing for impeachment hearings in Congress. “A coalition in Congress is being formed to support impeachment,” an administration source said. Sources said a prelude to the impeachment process could begin with hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee in February. […]
Watch out what you Google for because the FEDS are now interested in Google’s records. Fortunatley the company is prepared to fight in order to protect the privacy of their users. The Bush administration on Wednesday asked a federal judge to order Google to turn over a broad range of material from its closely guarded […]
One of the problems with Bush’s wiretapping that isn’t discussed in the public forum much is how he notified Congress of the program. There are clear laws that require the President to seek the advice and consent of Congress and now it appears he even broke those laws: WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 – A legal analysis […]
Right after the first of the year I reported on the new prescription drug program offered by Medicare. This program is essentially pushing low income seniors and people with disabilities into HMOs. The new program, which took effect January 1, has had a shaky start to say the least. With numerous states issuing public health […]
So what say you Mr. Gonzales The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he has asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to testify during open hearings on the legality of the Bush administration’s domestic spying program. Hearings are planned for early February into the National Security Agency program that President Bush approved in 2002, […]
Here is a prime example of how different wording in a poll can alter its outcome. Should the National Security Agency be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States? Yes 64% No 23% That was Rasmussen’s poll released earlier this week. Notice the poll […]
Congressional Research Services, the non-partisan research group of Congress, released a report yesterday laying significant legal doubts to President Bush’s warantless wiretapping program. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 – President Bush’s rationale for eavesdropping on Americans without warrants rests on questionable legal ground, and Congress does not appear to have given him the authority to order the […]
Today we learn that some of the high profile “terrorists” our country has captured are now seeking defenses based upon the use of illegal wiretaps. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 – Defense lawyers in some of the country’s biggest terrorism cases say they plan to bring legal challenges to determine whether the National Security Agency used illegal […]
It turns out in the days following September 11 that Bush tried to get extraordinary powers granted to him through Congress but those attempts failed. This new information comes from an article appearing in today’s Washington Post: The Bush administration requested, and Congress rejected, war-making authority “in the United States” in negotiations over the joint […]