Bush And Spying:Checks, No Balances

I believe that we have to do everything we can to protect this country, but it is very easy to get a court order, and it can even be three days retroactive. Bush says it's about national security. It is not about national security. It is about his desire to expand the executive power of the presidency. After all, does he really think that terrorists are going to care one way or another if they are being wiretapped? Does he really think that they will stop communicating? He says that revealing his plot is giving the terrorists the upper hand. They are willing to die for their disgusting cause. They have the upper hand regardless. The NY Times revealing this information doesn't change things one way or the other. Well, except for Bush. Yes, we have to have surveillance for suspected terrorists, but there does have to be balance, or how far will it go?

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