Posted on 02/08/2006 7:39:39 PM PST by jmc1969
Congress could modulate this war any way it wished through budget or through amending the UOFR.
So what happened after this, however. En banc hearing by entire court? Other circuits disagree?
Agreed, but to not have us protected by the Presidents Constitutional powers as CIC is hardly a reason to say "what would Hillary do?" She will do whatever she wants to do, law or no law - we have proof of that. I, for one, believe from what I have read that GWB is using his CIC authority granted by the Constitution.
Any pubbie who would actually posture like this needs to have their heads examined.
Usually presidents who are that stupid get impeached or worse.
I don't see any Republicans actually mentioned in the article. Just Specter.
Arlen wants to step up and get smacked down so be it. FISA as they want to use it for the NSA program is an unconstitutional limit of the executives branch's core power, as decided by the courts, by the legislative branch. So yeah Arlen force a show down which when after you expose the details you get shown to be the one acting in an unconstitutional way, that will look great on your resume.
Republican revolt? Dream on losers.... we stand by our president and take on our phony congressmen.
They know damn well the President has the power to listen to international calls into and out of the US in a time of war -- with or with FISA approval
isn't janice rogers brown on that court now?
Oh, BS.
The President has the power under the Constitution.
Why should Specter get a ruling when the President already has he power to protect us under the Constitition? Specter must be in bed with the other Demorats on the Committee.
Neither of you actually read that ruling, did you?
My thoughts exactly.
Idiot.... (and I'm speaking to Arlen).
This bozo just doesn't get it!
Not only doesn't Congress have the power to infringe on the executives authority to conduct warrantless foreign intelligence gathering, they also don't have the power to "require" the President to go before any court to seek a ruling on any matter. It's none of their damn business!
Does Darlin' Arlen have to be taken to the woodshed and re-taught the fundamentals of the separation of powers doctrine? Or does he just think that mob rule by Congress is above the law?
Thanks for that info re: appeals court.
That is a lousy arguement...."what if Hillary is elected, do we want her to have same power"..
First of all...IF she is elected, as POTUS/CIC, she will have the power..
Second..even if we wanted to deny her the power, you are assuming that she would obey the law or rule...which would be the FIRST time.
Third...IF we are in the same situation terror wise..and if this country is STUPID enough to elect her...then she has the responsibility to keep us safe...so SURE she should have the same right, and she BETTER do it.
Rinos our very own version of the Quislings and this proves it.
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