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To: mathluv

And I'm not show you watch but Bill O spends most of his time defending W and attacking the MSM.


34 posted on 12/20/2005 5:01:26 AM PST by Blackirish (Bears Defence #1)
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I posted this on another thread as well, but perhaps you all heard this same Fox guest this morning and can answer:

An explanation I heard this morning on Fox was that the FISA was bypassed because FISA criteria may have been difficult to meet in instances where it could not be established that, for instance, all of the people on a captured terrorist's cell phone, were in fact, connected directly to a terrorist organization or terrorist plot. In other words, FISA would not approve wire tapping the terrorist contact, 'John Smith', if it could not be proven he was something more than just the terrorist's barber. Side stepping FISA and it's requirements allows the NSA to tap into any and all of the terrorist's 'contacts' on a confiscated cell phone.

Also, the explanation was given that the Presidential authority to do so without a warrent, is based, in part, by the gravity of the threat. After 9/11, the argument should be that the gravity of the threat gives Bush the authority and also, we are to notice that 'gravity of the threat' is not being used by the Dems in their 'argument' against.

Did anyone else hear these explanations. It was the first time, over the last few days, that I heard such concise explanation. But is it fact?


35 posted on 12/20/2005 5:16:21 AM PST by Kimberly GG
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To: Blackirish
I watch him part of the time, but usually mute it when he starts Bush-bashing. I can not think of the last time he really supported W, except in a back-handed way.

When he attacks the MSM, it is usually for it attacking him.

37 posted on 12/20/2005 5:31:15 AM PST by mathluv
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