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?
This story will be over as soon as someone publishes a real poll showing 65% of Americans are okay with Bush wiretapping terrorists.
It will, of course, become part of the ever expanding lore of Liberal myths that will continue to be raised every time you argue with a Liberal.