NSA vs FISA - Maybe It's Time For The Showdown
By Doug Edelman (02/10/06)
As the usual Democratic Peacocks prance around in the full display of their anti-Bush plumage over the NSA Wiretap affair, public opinion is beginning to show a turn in the Administration's favor on the matter. Apparantly the general public is beginning to understand the issue better than the Congress.
Perhaps it's time for the Administration to take the gloves off and call the Dems bluff once and for all. There's no need for congressional "hearings", offering nothing more than an opportunity for grandstanding, speechmaking, and bluster - none of which will truly settle anything!
C'mon, George! Ask the Supreme Court to rule on the issue! Make the LEGAL case before SCOTUS that INTELLIGENCE gathering in time of war differs from EVIDENCE gathering in a criminal case. and as such, falls under the constitutional jurisdiction of the Commander in Chief. Argue that constitutional authority given the President can not be limited or diminished by congressional statute and FISA is irrelevant when it comes to surveillance of communications between persons in the US and suspected terror elements overseas. Debate whether the "probable cause" standard of used in law enforcement has any place in determining whether our National Security interests can be defended.
Let's see if the Leftists are confident enough in their oppositional position to allow the case to be heard by SCOTUS! Let it become a matter of "Settled Law" by Supreme Court adjudication!
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