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Judge Resigns Over Secret Surveillance
ABC News, GMA, AP Story ^
| 12/21/2005
| AP
Posted on 12/23/2005 6:12:52 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
WASHINGTON Dec 21, 2005 A federal judge has resigned from a special court set up to oversee government surveillance, apparently in protest of President Bush's secret authorization of a domestic spying program on people with suspected terrorist ties.
U.S. District Judge James Robertson would not comment Wednesday on his resignation, but The Washington Post reported that it stemmed from deep concern that the surveillance program Bush authorized was legally questionable and may have tainted the work of the court. The Post quoted two associates of the judge.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bush; clintonistas; fisa; jamesrobertson; judge; judgeappointment; patriotleak; resignation; spying; wiretaps
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To: Condor51
Sorry did search and didn't find it under Judge resigns and secret court.
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:20:27 AM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
To: mad_as_he$$
He probably planned on retiring and this was to satisfy is left leaning beliefs.
This judge is upset because he has a control freak mentality.
To: thoughtomator
No kidding. Now President Bush gets to appoint a judge...looks like his little plan backfired. "Cut his nose off to spite his face"
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:20:43 AM PST
by
SAMS
(Nobody loves a soldier until the enemy is at the gate; Army Wife & Marine Mom)
To: thoughtomator; SuziQ; welfareisslavery
The President has been doing this for a while now, and this clown doesn't resign until it goes public?
To: mad_as_he$$
Robertson was appointed a federal judge by President Clinton in 1994. Chief Justice William Rehnquist later appointed Robertson to the FISA court as well. Now he is free to date with Bill's hand me downs.
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:21:56 AM PST
by
bmwcyle
(Evolution is a myth -- Libertarians just won't evolve into Conservatives.)
To: mad_as_he$$
Who cares? One more idiot gone!
To: willstayfree
SIMON AND SCHUSTER has already given him an advance of $100,000 so some hack can ghostwrite a book for him, to be released just before the 2006 elections, saying how he personally told Bush not to 'break the law'. (off only half-joking)
To: SoFloFreeper
SIMON AND SCHUSTER has already given him an advance of $100,000 so some hack can ghostwrite a book for him, to be released just before the 2006 elections, saying how he personally told Bush not to 'break the law'. (off only half-joking)
OH YEAH...AND 60 MINUTES IS CLEARING AN ENTIRE HOUR FOR A THE INTERVIEW!
To: Condor51
This is the first time I have seen this post. Please don't be critical. We can't always be on the net.
To: Sunshine Sister
To: nuffsenuff
"Today is the 23rd. And therefore 99% of the people here already know this."
Well folks, we have a brand new chief of the posting police today. Lets all give him a big hand. One finger at a time.
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:29:19 AM PST
by
billhilly
(Demo camo is yellow and white)
To: mad_as_he$$
So the judge doesn't comment and yet, the Post knows why he resigned? I wonder if someone at the Post could tell me what is in the big blue package under my Christmas tree?
To: mad_as_he$$
Is his middle name LEAKER?
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:33:44 AM PST
by
OldFriend
(The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
To: mad_as_he$$
Don't let the door knob hit you in the butt on the way out!.......
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:36:36 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him)
To: mad_as_he$$
No offense, but we knew this back on Tuesday, the day before this story came out in the papers.
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:40:22 AM PST
by
Paradox
(Time to sharpen ole Occam's Razor.)
To: 6SJ7
I'm betting Rush's take on this judge is the correct one. This judge was one of the leakers of the 'Bush is a spy' story and the judge stepped down to abort further investigation of his leaks.1. Was the leak an indictable crime?
2. Why would stepping down be any protection if it was ?
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:48:08 AM PST
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?")
To: thoughtomator
one theory is that he is one of the leakers to NY Times and that he resigned rather than be fired.
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:58:06 AM PST
by
q_an_a
To: mad_as_he$$
I just wish President Bush could provoke more leftist judges to do the right thing and resign.
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posted on
12/23/2005 6:58:11 AM PST
by
chesley
(Liberals...what's not to loathe?)
To: wolf24
Thanks for the correction.
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posted on
12/23/2005 7:05:55 AM PST
by
Buckeye Battle Cry
(Life is too short to go through it clenched of sphincter and void of humor - it's okay to laugh.)
To: thoughtomator
Not just Clinton appointee but the judge who repeatedly dismissed charges against Whitewater figures (Hubbel, especially) and who was REPEATEDLY reversed as incorrect by the higher court.
He's a pathetic Dim activist hack.
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posted on
12/23/2005 7:08:53 AM PST
by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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