Thursday, June 15, 2006
Another reason why you should never trust the bunch in the White House
From the Las Vegas Sun: "Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter, who in February said that President Bush's domestic surveillance program was "in flat violation of" federal law, is wavering on legislation that he proposed and that would subject such eavesdropping to court supervision. Specter also once said he would subpoena the executives of major telecommunications companies to find out what data the National Security Agency had sought from them. But a week ago, Specter struck a bargain with Vice President Dick Cheney and agreed to hold off on seeking such testimony in exchange for Bush and Cheney considering the merits of his proposed legislation. "
But then came along Dick Cheney and "Cheney wrote an unapologetic letter telling Specter that "the president ultimately will make a decision" as to whether any legislation is necessary. Specter then learned that Cheney had been lobbying Judiciary Committee members behind his back, asking them to deflect Specter's efforts to obtain information on the surveillance program."
Trust Bush-Cheney at your own peril!
But then came along Dick Cheney and "Cheney wrote an unapologetic letter telling Specter that "the president ultimately will make a decision" as to whether any legislation is necessary. Specter then learned that Cheney had been lobbying Judiciary Committee members behind his back, asking them to deflect Specter's efforts to obtain information on the surveillance program."
Trust Bush-Cheney at your own peril!
# posted by Raf C. @ 9:41 AM 
