Clinton Had No Warrant Searches And Liberals Had No Constitutional Problems With It ...?

Question

so why do they always whine about President Bush?

They had no outrage when Clinton's executive order actually called for warrantless searches of people and possessions. Clinton's EO went far further than what liberals are currently upset about.

Clinton Executive Order in 1995:
"the Attorney General is authorized to approve physical searches, without a court order"
http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayEO.cfm?id=EO_12949_

FISA has been used to catch Americans accused of terrorist activities.

"the Attorney General is authorized to approve physical searches, without a court order". That means without the approval of FISA.

He wouldn't need to write the EO unless he wanted to do no warrant searches.

FISA was used on Americans. Padilla was caught with wiretaps.

FISA was used from 1993 to 2001 to catch an American (Jose Padilla).
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2007/August/07_nsd_624.html

Answer 1

Hypocrisy, my friend, hypocrisy. (Y'know, they don't like it when you remind them.)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The media (for the most part) is liberal so they twist and report things the way they want it to be perceived. They suport Clinton (even if he is a piece of !*#$) and they talk against bush. It's always been like that. I noticed too, that yahoo answers has a large liberal audience also, so you won't find much sympathy here. As a conservative, I just read their clinton-liberal-loving-answers and laugh out loud and move onto the next ridiculous thing they say.

Answer 4

Because it was Clinton! The Clintons could do no wrong. Look at all the scandals, the lies, the deaths, the secrets sold to China, the double dealing, the tootskis in the Oval Office; it all means nothing to the dems or the libs because it was their boy, Billy. Dems are always blind to the mis-deeds of libs and dems; only Repubs are guilty of scandal and misdeeds! Just ask any Dem. They're happy to give you the old "Bill Lied but No One Died" line. (No One Died? What about Ron Brown, Vince Foster and the others?)

Answer 5

OK,

Read Section 2

"Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 302(b) of the Act, the Attorney
General is authorized to approve applications to the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court under section 303 of the Act to
obtain orders for physical searches for the purpose of collecting
foreign intelligence information."

This means with FISA approval.

Answer 6

Pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Act of 1978
I believe Ronald Reagan was President in 1978

Answer 7

Clinton also violated the law against assassination of foreign leaders. Twice he attempted to kill Saddam Hussain but failed and only killed two of his mistresses in cruise missile attacks. He also violated the Geneva Convention by ordering attacks on historic monuments and civilian infrastructure in Iraq, and Yugoslavia. Clinton also violated a United Nations arms embargo by sending 200 million dollars in weapons to the Croatian Army, which then used the weapons to ethnically cleanse the Kraina of Serbs. The 4 Croatian generals in charge of that operation were later indicted for war crimes.

Answer 8

FISA is for the physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information between or among foreign powers. It limits its application to US citizens, legal permanent residents, and US-incorporated businesses.

ETA: If you're going to quote the order, please do so in full:

"the Attorney General is authorized to approve physical searches, without a court order, to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year, if the Attorney General makes the certifications required by that section."

Answer 9

Lets under stand one thing not just but a big push with Clinton was the communist lefts grab for control in the US. Once this is faced you can see the reasons for why the left says and dose. Donut be fooled todays Dems. are not true Dems. Not the Dems of JFK .

Answer 10

They had no outrage when Clinton's executive order actually called for warrantless searches of people and possessions. Clinton's EO went far further than what liberals are currently upset about.
That what he was for, at least he was not an invador.

Answer 11

Just know this--regardless of who done what, it's all unconstitutional.

Executive Orders (even though they have been used since George Washington was President) are not constitutional.

Why not ask more hardcore questions about our constitutional rights?

The more important issue is this. Do you have Jesus in your heart because soon the end will be knocking at your door and Jesus has been knocking. Will you let Him in?