FISA Court Wants Answers
Who would know better what is required of the Government when it comes to electornic surveillance of foreign intelligence targets than the FISA Court judges? Why would we take Bush's word or that of his middle level legal advisors over their's?
The Washington Post reports FISA judges want answers. They are scheduled to be briefed on Bush's warrantless NSA electronic surveillance program on Monday:
Several judges on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court said they want to hear directly from administration officials why President Bush believed he had the authority to order, without the court's permission, wiretapping of some phone calls and e-mails after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Of serious concern to several judges is whether any information gleaned from intercepts by the National Security Agency was later used to gain their permission for wiretaps without the source being disclosed.
Can you say Fruit of the Poisonous Tree?
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