E.O. 12333
posted by Will
New Year's brings no relief and no fresh start for the incumbents.
Learn this number: 12333. A 1981 Reagan Executive Order is all the authority the NSA needs to do whatever it wants--but they can't discuss details. This will and should be a bigger scandal than many think. It was a matter of congressional complaint in 2001, long before the rest of us heard about it, which renders the President's claims in 2004 about proceeding with surveillance only with warrants even more ridiculous. Again, someone needs to ask President Bush this question: why are you so concerned about the PATRIOT act being renewed if you believe you have the inherent authority to single-handedly order the implementation of its provisions without Congress?
One scandal will also feed off of another. One sure thing: Abramoff guarantees that '06 will be interesting.
Learn this number: 12333. A 1981 Reagan Executive Order is all the authority the NSA needs to do whatever it wants--but they can't discuss details. This will and should be a bigger scandal than many think. It was a matter of congressional complaint in 2001, long before the rest of us heard about it, which renders the President's claims in 2004 about proceeding with surveillance only with warrants even more ridiculous. Again, someone needs to ask President Bush this question: why are you so concerned about the PATRIOT act being renewed if you believe you have the inherent authority to single-handedly order the implementation of its provisions without Congress?
One scandal will also feed off of another. One sure thing: Abramoff guarantees that '06 will be interesting.
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