Bush Busted: Take a look at these headlines!

[Rose Siding]

Report Rebuts Bush on Spying
Domestic Action's Legality Challenged
Saturday, January 7, 2006; Page A01

A report by Congress's research arm concluded yesterday that the administration's justification for the warrantless eavesdropping authorized by President Bush conflicts with existing law and hinges on weak legal arguments.

The Congressional Research Service's report rebuts the central assertions made recently by Bush and Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales about the president's authority to order secret intercepts of telephone and e-mail exchanges between people inside the United States and their contacts abroad.

Busted



Analysts: Bush spying rationale legally shaky
Memo questions use of presidential power in wiretapping without approval

Same as WP article, linked on MSN homepage
Busted



Basis for Spying in U.S. Is Doubted

President Bush's rationale for eavesdropping on Americans without warrants rests on questionable legal ground, and Congress does not appear to have given him the authority to order the surveillance, said a Congressional analysis released Friday.
.....
The analyses of the Congressional Research Service, part of the Library of Congress created in 1914, are generally seen as objective and without partisan taint, said Eleanor Hill, staff director of the Congressional inquiry on the Sept. 11 attacks.

Because of its importance, the report was repeatedly reviewed by senior staff members at the research service for accuracy and bias before its release, officials there said.

Bu. Sted.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Hahaha Beep Beep

Fantastic Wile E Coyote pix !!!

Could this be Dubya's moment to fall into the canyon?

[ThoughtCriminal]

8. Ah that magic moment...

when the coyote remembers that the tunnel is only painted on the cliff.

[Rose Siding]

2. From Knight Ridder:

Nonpartisan report questions legality of eavesdropping

.....Congress has shown through legislation and statements over the years that it intends to regulate electronic surveillance and "it appears unlikely that a court would hold that Congress has expressly or implicitly authorized the NSA electronic surveillance operations," it said.

Meep meep

[Straight Shooter]

3. Heh. It's beginning to look like a pile-on.

Foolish georgie should never have threatened to take action against The New York Times. Heh.

:popcorn:

[MADem]

JUST IN TIME FOR THE SUNDAY TALK SHOWS!!!

This could change the lineup of a few of those programs!

[MADem]

7. JUST IN TIME FOR THE SUNDAY TALK SHOWS!!!

This could change the lineup of a few of those programs!

[lavenderdiva]

4. While I am excited by the headlines, and think they are long overdue,

I am wondering how they 'happened' to be released early Saturday morning, where a lot can get lost in the shuffle? Mind you, I'm not complaining toooo much, 'cuz I'd rather the MSM release them now, than not at all.

[Straight Shooter]

5. Yes, butit's a slow Saturday, stay at home and read the paper kind of day.

We just went through Christmas and New Year's Day. Nowhere to go, nothing urgent to do, hey, let's just take it easy and read the paper with our morning coffee ...

[proud patriot]

6. Now that makes me smile

:D

[oasis]

9. Chimpy already knew that, and had his fingers crossed behind his back.

:nopity:

[ClayZ]

10. RE-BUT-T Kick

:kick:

and

:kick:
again

[Rose Siding]

11. LAT: Legal Support for Bush's Spy Actions Is Thin, Report Says

snip>
The report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service is the most comprehensive analysis yet of legal arguments for President Bush's authorization of warrantless eavesdropping in the U.S.

The findings probably will fuel the heated debate over the NSA program as Congress prepares for hearings on it as early as next month, liberal and conservative legal analysts said.

The report's authors conclude that, based on what is now known about the secret NSA operation, "it appears unlikely" that a court would find that Congress had given Bush the authority to initiate such a program.

The report says the administration should have sought warrants from the secret court that oversees such operations before allowing the NSA to listen in on conversations.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-nsa7jan07,1,4219928.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

[malaise]

This is going to be good

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :donut: :donut: :beer: :beer:
Time to stock up on my favourite food and drink:rofl: :rofl:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

12. What a lovely collection! K&R n/t

[spanone]

13. Bush* doesn't give a shit what ANYONE thinks: except Cheney.

[dutchdemocrat]

14. READ THE DOCUMENTS HERE in HTML

http://www.chris-floyd.com/bush/crs/

The non-partisan Congressional Research Service has released its report on the legality of domestic spying. It's conclusion: "the Administration's legal justification, as presented in the summary analysis from the Office of Legislative Affairs, does not seem to be as well-grounded as the tenor of that letter suggests."

The report, spanning 44 pages, carefully deconstructs each Bush argument. (Download the pdf here). Naturally, because no one has all the details about the program, the CRS reserved absolute conclusions about the legality of the program . While it stretched--and I mean stretched--to find a logical and legal basis in Bush's arguments, but time and time again, the law is not on Bush's side. Watch as each of Bush's rationales are knocked down:

On Bush's argument that FISA doesn't apply when the President exercises his inherent authority:



http://www.chris-floyd.com/bush/crs/

[Rose Siding]

15. Thanks

I should have included that, but got too excited when these started appearing last night :)

Here's a link to yesterday's early LBN report, too-

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2026039

[dutchdemocrat]

17. No Worries

No Worries. I just got it up this morning - Eurotime. I converted it from PDF using PDF2HTML - a program that neatly turns heavy PDF's into more palatable online docs.

[AzDar]

16. ..."Weak legal arguments" brought to you by the man who is now

our Attorney General. "Doin' a heckuva job, Gonzo".....
Jeez.

[converted_democrat]

18. Nice job Rose Siding... Thank you for putting them together in one spot.

K&R!!

[fooj]

19. Holy shit!

Looks like the rat bastards are running out of allies...

[carolinalady]

20. Can't we file a class action law suit against him? n/t

[Justice Is Comin]

21. Add his own statement

I forget wherever the hell he said it--but he said we always obtain warrants following the law for wiretaps. One of his speeches somewhere plants him in his own cement.

[helderheid]

22. K & R!

[greiner3]

23. And the house will start impeachment proceedings Monday;

:sarcasm: