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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (719698)	12/25/2005 1:15:11 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

In 1780 Benedict Arnold formed a plot to surrender the fort at West Point, New York to the British. His name has gone down in American history as synonymous with the word "traitor". today the descendants of BENEDICT ARNOLD can be found in seattle ( kennyboy phillippo ), in Boston ( flipperkerryboy, teddrunkardcannary) and on ... on ...

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (719698)	12/26/2005 2:55:18 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Re: "Now Rush Limbaugh [ed: notorious drug addict...] has joined the dance in looking at Judge Robertson as a possible modern day Benedict Arnold." Er... or maybe your fellow Martians did it? 'Ya know... stirring up trouble before the great inter-planetary attack. :) ------------------------------------------------- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~ Benjamin Franklin "There is undeniably an important and legitimate privacy interest at stake with respect to the activities described by the president. That must be balanced, however, against the government's compelling interest in the security of the nation." ~ Assistant Attorney General William E. Moschella ------------------------------------------------- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was created in 1978 after extensive public outcry on domestic surveillance on civil-rights activists and war protestors. The act states that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court must grant a warrant before the federal government conducts any domestic surveillance. Further, to allow agile intelligence gathering, the act permits the government to conduct surveillance without a warrant, provided that the government requests one from the court within 72 hours. So, by authorizing warrantless surveillance, the President arguably broke the FISA law. Then, how are those actions un-Constitutional? Here's a snippet from that grand document: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." ~ Amendment 4 I don't even have to interpret that. The words ring clear. Here's another tasty snippet from that superb Constitution: "Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:-"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Constitution, Article 2, referring to the President.... And one more piece: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." Constitution, Article 2.