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

To: jlallen who wrote (719873)	12/27/2005 5:35:53 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The NSA program is perfectly legal. There are many legal authorities who disagree. Here is one who quit his job over the issue: Federal Judge Quits Foreign-Intelligence Court A critic of tactics in the war on terrorism, he was reportedly troubled by reports that citizens were being monitored without warrants. By Richard B. Schmitt and Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writers WASHINGTON — A federal judge who has criticized the Bush administration's handling of the war on terrorism has resigned from a special court that has authority over approving electronic surveillance and searches of terrorism suspects, court officials confirmed Wednesday. The move by Judge James Robertson came shortly after disclosures that the National Security Agency had been monitoring international phone calls and other communications of hundreds of Americans since Sept. 11 without seeking the approval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Robertson, who submitted his resignation from the 11-person tribunal Monday, continues to sit on the U.S. District Court here. The Washington Post — citing unnamed associates of the judge who were familiar with his decision to step down — reported Wednesday that Robertson privately had expressed deep concern that the NSA surveillance program, which was personally authorized by President Bush in 2002, was legally questionable and may have tainted the court's work. Robertson has not spoken publicly about the reason for his resignation. continued.................... latimes.com