The Bush administration finally gave in and is going to seek court approval for domestic wiretapping. Initially, the Administration claimed that going through the judicial process would hinder their intelligence-gathering efforts. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said, “I don't think the judiciary is equipped at all to make decisions about what is in the national interest of our country”. Yet on Thursday, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gonzales flip-flopped, saying that seeking court approval won’t affect the “speed and agility the government needs to protect our nation from the terrorist threat."
I am pleased that Bush has decided to obey the law. However, this weakens the chances that the Democratically controlled House will impeach him. This is unfortunate because it is still just as important that Bush be impeached.
Throughout his presidency, Bush has been in violation of the law. As soon as the Democrats take power, he decides to cease the illegal warrantless wiretapping program. If he is not impeached, then we make it OK for the president to break the law as long as his party has control of Congress.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment