Spy probe: Congress must reel in snooping on citizens (Lansing State J)

[struggle4progress]

Congress should flex some of its checks-and-balances muscle by reining in the president's overreaching program of domestic spying. <snip>

Bush spiritedly defends domestic spying, even lacking court approval, insisting it is necessary to wage the war on terrorism. <snip>

In 2004, President Bush said: "Any time you hear the United States talking about wiretap, it requires - a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so."

Asked recently about that statement, Bush now says he was speaking about roving wiretaps allowed by the Patriot Act. <snip>

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. liars dance around a lot, don't they?

changing their statements, saying, "I know I said that, but this is what I really meant", etc. etc. Lansing huh? If the heartland is keeping this story alive, there's hope we can stop the abuse and get an impeachment.