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To: FairOpinion

The ink on FISA was barely dry when the first president to order extrajudicial surveillance -- a Democrat -- did so. Jimmy Carter exercised his authority on May 23, 1979 with Executive Order #12139, seven months after signing FISA into law, declaring that "the Attorney General is authorized to approve electronic surveillance to acquire foreign intelligence information without a court order," subject to the section's requirements. The order cites a FISA section helpfully titled "Electronic Surveillance Authorization Without Court Order."

Which part of this don't the left get?


7 posted on 12/23/2005 8:12:01 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Peach

but Carter only spied on rabbits.


29 posted on 12/23/2005 9:04:19 AM PST by Rakkasan1 (Peace de Resistance! Viva la Paper towels!)
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