Would some quiet Senate action this week even surprise some of you?

Question

This week, the Senate is planning to quietly hold a vote that would pardon President Bush for breaking the law by illegally wiretapping innocent Americans without warrants. According to Senator Leahy, the bill would "...immunize officials who have violated federal law by authorizing such illegal activities.

President Bush broke the law, and courts are starting to agree. Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter once said the program was illegal "on its face." But he has now caved to pressure from Vice President Cheney, and introduced legislation that marks a new low: the bill justifies everything the president did. Worse, it makes it legal to wiretap Americans, in secret, without warrants or oversight, whenever the administration wants to.

So far, Democrats and some Republicans are holding strong against the bill. If it passes we are in for a bumpy ride, ready for the final takeover?

Answer 1

I am not surprised; if this vote gives him any more expanded powers than he has, we will reap his whirlwind. Though Rove and Cheney are the master minds, Bush is losing it. His megalomania grows week by week. White house employees and aides know his explosive outbursts are growing more frequent. His arrogant words, his manner and his body language in his last Rose Garden speech after being taken down a notch were just the tip of the ice berg. He was actually angry and shaken that anyone denied him anything.
His Royal Smirkiness needs a keeper and a shorter leash, soon!

Answer 2

The president don't need any more power then he already has. Bush really don't need any more power. That is scary.

However, there is a real need for spying on the USA by the USA. Why would you want to stop them from checking what is going on when calls are made or come from known places that could be a hostile? Do you make a lot of calls that you don't want anyone to know about? Maybe your drug dealings? Or are you in contact with terrorist? If you are not doing anything wrong why are you worried? I know that it is a loss of our privacy but I'm willing to put up with it at this time in life because of what is going on. It might save some life's in our country. After Islam has been eradicated there will no longer be a need for it but might still be a good thing to keep big brother watching.

Answer 3

agree that he should not be above the law. Now he he has admitted that he and the the CIA covertly had prison camps in the mid-East and other Countries to torture persons who were not charged with crimes. He admits that he did this to break the rules of conduct of our own country. They were undercover because he disobeyed International Law. Our President is a liar, an unmitigated crook, a murderer, who actually holds in contempt all Americans who believe in the rule of law. All the while catering to a religious right, who don't seem to be very troubled by the immorality of his behavior as long as they can pursue their small minded agendas.

Answer 4

Surprise me?! I just got an email from Moveon.org recently on that very subject, and I was really furious about the whole thing after reading it! You bet I'm ready for the final takeover! And let's pray that Bush faces impeachment charges on this nonsense. The same goes for Cheney, too!

Answer 5

There is a couple of major tests for the Congress in the up coming weeks. The question becomes, do Republican Senators have the courage to put their actions together with their integrity, honesty and courage, or do they have the guts to say no to Bush?

Answer 6

Democrats are planning to pardon 20 million criminals. Bush is not your enemy. Congressman Solomon Ortiz is. He is trying to build a corridor from Mexico to Canada and let the Mexican Army control it.