This should be the question that puts Republican’s in a pretty pickle: Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau’s repeated failures to pay phone bills on time. A Justice Department audit released Thursday blamed the lost connections on the FBI’s lax oversight of money used […]
I got to say this is big. I said in my Sunday Line Up post that “This Week” looked promising and indeed it was: In an exclusive interview on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold called on the Senate to publicly admonish President Bush for approving domestic wiretaps on American citizens without […]
According to a new CBS poll, Bush has hit an all time low. Cheney is at 18% approval rating and Bush’s handling of Iraq is at a mere 30%. Some other interesting numbers: 70% oppose the port deal. 62% think things are going badly in Iraq 43% approve Bush’s handling of terrorism. Down 9 points […]
It looks like the warrentless taps are starting to get their real test. That test is being conducted where they belong – in our court system: COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge gave the government two months to respond to an Ohio trucker’s request that his terrorism conviction be thrown out on grounds that the […]
Schumer and Gonzalez are going round and round about the issue of previous AGs testifying to the committee. Schumer wants to know if the administration would try to limit what they would be allowed to say and if the rules will be the same for them as Gonzalez. Gonzalez is refusing to give a direct […]
Senator Kennedy said we are sending a message to the people conducting the taps they may be prosecuted for illegal taps, also we are sending a message to the telecommunication companies that they are under siege and could result in criminal prosecution and has already lead to a civil case. He also brought up the […]
So what can we expect tomorrow when the hearings into the wiretapping kick off. WellTime magazine has a little preview. According to the documents, Gonzales plans to assert in his opening statement that seeking approval for the wiretaps from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court could result in delays that “may make the difference […]
The domestic spying debate is no stranger to Washington. As matter of fact, the same argument took place thirty years ago: An intense debate erupted during the Ford administration over the president’s powers to eavesdrop without warrants to gather foreign intelligence, according to newly disclosed government documents. George H.W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney […]
The following is the final results of the January poll. POLL CREATED: 2006-01-02 Which of the following events would lead to the greatest reasons to impeach George Bush TOTAL VOTES: 35 Katrina Failures 5.7% 2 Warantless Wiretaps 48.6% 17 The Downing Street Memos 28.6% 10 Other Reason Not Listed 11.4% 4 He Does Not Deserve […]
Some quick sound clips from this morning’s hearings on the NSA spying conducted by house Democrats. First it should be noted that the Republicans have once again forced the Democrats to hold the hearings in the basement. They said no committee rooms were available and as John Conyers pointed out, “it is odd for them […]