Comments on: Senate Panel Decides Against Eavesdropping Inquiry http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/02/16/senate-panel-decides-against-eavesdropping-inquiry/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:23:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Strata-Sphere » Blog Archive » Fly By 2/17/06 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/02/16/senate-panel-decides-against-eavesdropping-inquiry/comment-page-1/#comment-47163 The Strata-Sphere » Blog Archive » Fly By 2/17/06 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:13:14 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/02/16/senate-panel-decides-against-eavesdropping-inquiry/#comment-47163 [...] As predicted, once Senators learned Bush did not order NSA to circumvent FISA but instead ordered FISA to use NSA leads (which they were detecting in the same basic manner before and after 9-11) they would retreat on a Senate Investigation. It would only open the program to new scrutiny and leave egg on everyone’s faces as the public learned that the NY Times got the whole thing ‘bass-ackwards’ (how’s that for redundancy). The antique news media is all in an uproar. More on this at Stop The ACLU. Seems the Democrats are caving on the Patriot Act as well: Earlier today, the Senate handed the administration a victory as it voted, 96 to 3 The Bush administration helped derail a Senate bid to investigate a warrantless eavesdropping program yesterday after signaling it would reject Congress’s request to have former attorney general John D. Ashcroft and other officials testify about the program’s legality. The actions underscored a dramatic and possibly permanent drop in momentum for a congressional inquiry, which had seemed likely two months ago. [...] [...] As predicted, once Senators learned Bush did not order NSA to circumvent FISA but instead ordered FISA to use NSA leads (which they were detecting in the same basic manner before and after 9-11) they would retreat on a Senate Investigation. It would only open the program to new scrutiny and leave egg on everyone’s faces as the public learned that the NY Times got the whole thing ‘bass-ackwards’ (how’s that for redundancy). The antique news media is all in an uproar. More on this at Stop The ACLU. Seems the Democrats are caving on the Patriot Act as well: Earlier today, the Senate handed the administration a victory as it voted, 96 to 3 The Bush administration helped derail a Senate bid to investigate a warrantless eavesdropping program yesterday after signaling it would reject Congress’s request to have former attorney general John D. Ashcroft and other officials testify about the program’s legality. The actions underscored a dramatic and possibly permanent drop in momentum for a congressional inquiry, which had seemed likely two months ago. [...]

]]> By: Red Hot Cuppa Politics http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/02/16/senate-panel-decides-against-eavesdropping-inquiry/comment-page-1/#comment-47162 Red Hot Cuppa Politics Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:14:23 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/02/16/senate-panel-decides-against-eavesdropping-inquiry/#comment-47162 <strong>ACLU Darling Judge Orders Release of Surveillance Documents (To Protect Civil Rights Group)</strong> So, it doesn't really matter that a Congressional panel .. has decided to table an inquiry against the electronic surveillance program... A Clinton appointed judge, and ACLU darling, has ordered Bush to relase info about the surveillance program, i... ACLU Darling Judge Orders Release of Surveillance Documents (To Protect Civil Rights Group)
So, it doesn’t really matter that a Congressional panel .. has decided to table an inquiry against the electronic surveillance program…

A Clinton appointed judge, and ACLU darling, has ordered Bush to relase info about the surveillance program, i…

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