Comments on: Bush agrees to submit NSA wiretaps Program to FISA courts

By: meatbrain

meatbrain — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:30:58 +0000

“My initial reaction is a bit of shock and some disappointment.”
why are you disappointed that the administration is required to obey the law, Jay? Is this not a nation of laws, after all?

By: The Heretik

The Heretik — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:16:17 +0000

[...] Optional? Specter&#8217;s bill gives Bush a public relations clean bill of health. The White House can say it complies with the law when the law requires no compliance at all. Plus just who won and who compromised? More than a few people point to Specter on FISA authority over the president: &#8220;The legislation would authorize the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to review the constitutionality of the National Security Agency&#8217;s most high-profile monitoring operations. You have here a recognition by the president that he does not have a blank check.&#8221; But what Specter has previously said when this bill first came to light was that it would have language respecting the president&#8217;s Article Two powers as commander in chief. So we are presented with unique conundrum offered as clarity: Bush would be under the authority of the court only so far as they submit under his authority as commander in chief. Ah, the rewards in Washington. [...]

By: protein wisdom

protein wisdom — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:34:14 +0000

Hamdan, revisited (or, How I learned to stop worrying and &#45;&#45; okay, I haven&apos;t stopped worrying. Sue me)
Several people disagreed with my earlier readings of the Hamdan ruling, suggesting that I was making too much of the decisions&apos; having bestowed upon illegal combatants Common Article 3 protections that, given a governmental and elite culture that …

By: Sister Toldjah

Sister Toldjah — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:08:00 +0000

Bush compromises with Congress on FISA, shows willingness to slack off of his dictatorial ways
Via the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON – The White House has conditionally agreed to a court review of its controversial eavesdropping program, Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter said Thursday.
Specter said President Bush has agreed to sign legisla…

By: Expose the Left &#187; Bush agrees to submit NSA wiretaps to FISA courts

Expose the Left &#187; Bush agrees to submit NSA wiretaps to FISA courts — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:54:00 +0000

[...] From Stop The ACLU: Via AP [...]

By: Outside The Beltway | OTB

Outside The Beltway | OTB — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:13:29 +0000

BREAKING: NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program Deal Reached
Allah Pundit has all the details.
UPDATE (James Joyner): AP has details:
The White House has conditionally agreed to a court review of its controversial eavesdropping program, Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter said Thursday. Specter said Presiden…

By: Macsmind - News, Conservative Commentary and Common Sense&#187;Blog Archive &#187; Administration to allow court review NSA surveillance program?

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:49:32 +0000

[...] Per Stop the ACLU: [...]

By: Macsmind - News, Conservative Commentary and Common Sense&#187;Blog Archive &#187; Administration to allow court review NSA surveillance program?

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:49:21 +0000

[...] Per Stop the ACLU: [...]

By: Macmind - Conservative Commentary and Common Sense

Macmind - Conservative Commentary and Common Sense — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:42:09 +0000

Administration to allow court review NSA surveillance program?
I see a “smirk” behind the scenes here folks. All is well.

By: Liberty and Justice

Liberty and Justice — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:36:23 +0000

Bush Will Submit NSA Wiretaps To FISA Court
Furthermore, although this will probably be looked upon as a defeat for the Bush administration that does not automatically meant it’s a defeat for the Republican party as a whole as well. For instance, there were quite some conservatives, among whom …