Posted on 09/19/2006 11:53:42 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Bill Would Remove Grounds for Impeachment, Bush Critics Suggest By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Senior Editor September 19, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - A bill now pending in the Senate would make the Bush administration's enemy wiretapping program more practical and flexible, removing all doubt about its legality. But that worries some of Bush's fiercest critics.
According to one anti-Bush group, the bill "would pardon President Bush for breaking the law by illegally wiretapping innocent Americans without warrants."
MoveOn.org's political action committee has accused Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) of caving in to pressure when he introduced a bill that "justifies everything the president did."
The group quotes Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) as saying that Specter's bill would "immunize officials who have violated federal law by authorizing such illegal activities."
MoveOn.org notes that Democrats and some Republicans are "holding strong" against Specter's bill, and the liberal advocacy group is urging Bush opponents to sign a petition "opposing the Republican move to pardon President Bush for breaking the law."
In his weekly radio address on Saturday, President Bush urged Congress to "modernize" the nation's electronic surveillance laws.
Bush says the NSA wiretapping/surveillance program allows the U.S. to "quickly monitor terrorist communications between someone overseas and someone in America," and he says it has helped prevent attacks on U.S. soil.
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Ping
If the Dems are so eager not to easedrop, they should vote against the bill. Simple. Let's see who wins at the polls.
They could always try the old sex with an intern impeachment deal
Just how far will left wingers go?
You used an illegal word when speaking of Democrat motivations. You wrote 'think'. Please be more careful in the future as children may not correctly interpret your meaning.
(somewhat tonguely in cheek)
Just so I know what to expect, is the opposition party now going to demand the impeachment of every President who gets elected for as long as America exists? On the plus side, I guess if we distract the President from fighting terrorism with this kind of pointless political tantrum-throwing, America will soon cease to exist, so I won't have to put up with it very long.
All of this is nonsensical smoke and mirrors. The Democrats would never try to impeach Bush...Can you say President Cheney?
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Once again I ask of these American citizens who have been wire-tapped, Name One?
But can they name just one "victim"? Hummm? I guess it's kind of like all those minority voters who were somehow disenfranchised. There's so many of them, but no one can come up with a name.
All I can say "IS" impeach President Bush if you can...
For the entire time that President Bush has been President all I've heard from DIMS is that he (G W Bush) SHOULD be impeached, what the F "IS" the problem with you DIMS that you haven't been able to do it even to this very day?
"IS" it that "TALK" "IS" cheap???
Thank GOD for the fact that POLS, especially DIM ones are LEGALLY allowed to LIE cause what have YOU DIMS been doing for the last 6 years to YOUR (DEAD) voters?
Lying cause PRESIDENT BUSH is still NOT impeached by you DIMS!!!
Yes, I can say "President Cheney."
So can I...that's why the Dims will never try to impeach Bush!
You know, I hadn't thought of that.
IMPEACH BUSH!!!
just kidding....kind of
This really ticks me!They(dimdums)keep saying,"innocent americans".PROVE IT!Show me one of these innocent americans including name,place,circumstance,etc.Not one has filed a lawsuit yet either.This is just one more example of(dimdums)trying to help terrorists!Best friends Al-Qeada ever had.
This is stupid. It is already legal under USSID 18 originally signed by ... Jimmy Carter.
Read 5.1.b.2
5.1. (C xxx) The Director, NSA, will consider requests to collect the communications of U.S. persons, or communications that refer to U.S. persons, only if one of the following criteria is satisfied:
a. The U.S. person has given consent and has executed the consent form as set forth in Annex I. Once the consent form has been executed, the Director, NSA, may authorize the collection. The Director, NSA, shall notify the Anorney General of each consensual collection.
b. The U.S. person is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power. The purpose of the collection must be the acquisition of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence. It is also necessary that the information be unobtainable by less intrusive techniques. In this case, the Director, NSA, may:
(1) Submit an application for the collection in accordance with the FISA when the U.S. person is in the United States and the communications sought are those of that U.S. person (see Annex A).
(2) Request the Anomey General to authorize collection when the U.S. person is outside the United States, when the U.S. person is in the United States and only communications that refer to that person are sought, or when a U.S. person as defined in Section 3.31.b. is in the United States
(3) Authorize the collection if an emergency situation exists and the U.S. person is outside the United States.
Fools. Congress can impeach the president for eating a ham sandwich, if it wants to.
Lol!!!
Shhh...it's a secret.
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