Bush's Shrinking Safety Zone

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

...would or would you not shit yourself? Be honest.

Maybe, maybe. But Bush didn't have to, did he? He could have left that one in place, or reissued it, couldn't he? But no, he thought that that was too restrictive. Here's what his powers were when he came in:

1) Wiretap anyone with a court order.
2) If the courts are balking, get a FISA court order, which has never denied a request.
3) If you can't wait for a court order, you can get it up to 72 hours after starting surveilance.
4) If the Attorney General certifies that all parties are not US people, no warrant is needed.

He came in there, looked at those powers, and said they were not enough. He needed completely unchecked surveilance power over everyone, US or not.

I never said Clinton was libertarian, just that Bush makes him look like one.