LIVE THREAD: SJC hearing on the NSA surveilance program - C-span 1; 9:30 am EST

[ken5050]

Good Monday morning, once again, fellow political jinkies. The NFL season may be over, but the political season inside the Beltway is 24/7/365. So join us, if you can, as those wacky Dems on the Senate Judiciary committee reprise their pitiful efforts to once again smear President Bush and score political points..

[Mo1]

I saw it Live :0)

[zook]

"Asking if the administration is going to wiretap its political enemies?"

"Just your mother, senator!"

[FairOpinion]

Feigold, Feinstein and Schumer wanted to get him to reveal if there are other top secret programs in existence against Al Qaeda.

I am sure Al Qaueda is listening attentively.

[Revererdrv]

Schumer is nasty and has always been nasty. He is not right!

[Primetimedonna]

Gonzalez should tell Schumer he answers all INTELLIGENT questions!

[ncpatriot]

He's got a smirk on his face right now. Loathsome.

[Dog]

Durbin: What outfit are you with?

Mirengoff: Power Line and Pajamas Media.

Durbin: 'Jamas Media?

Mirengoff: No. Pajamas Media.

Durgin: Oh, Pajamas Media. I'm not familiar with that publication.

[More exchange about Mirengoff's question. Apparently Durbin didn't want to answer]

Durbin: I don't know who you are.

Mirengoff: Well, Dan Rather knows who we are.

ZING!!!!!!!!!!!

[tiki]

If I ever even thought of voting for a Dim, even for dogcatcher after this, I would commit myself to a mental asylum.

[Gritty]

I agree with Rush. Schumer has all the charm of a Mob accountant.

[shield]

schumer is an a one DIRTBAG. He looks as slimy as he is. I can't believe we have these kind of people in congress...

[maggief]

LOL!

[excludethis]

Absolutely he has. The Congress cannot take away a power that is given to the President under the Constitution. The President has the sole power to "CONDUCT" war a foreign affairs (not the Clinton kind!). Congress declares war, but an attack on the US does not EVER require the President to obtain a declaration of war to respond with his full powers as Commander & Chief. Furthermore, Congress has no say in how the defense of the country occurs other than the purse strings.

The 4th Amendment only prohibits an unreasonable search and does not require a warrant. President must only comply with what the 4th Amendment requires, not some law passed by Congress that attempts to upsurp his Constitutional powers. The law passed by Congress to create the FISA Court and require a warrant is such a law. President can conduct any wire tap for national security and defense without a warrant so long as the search was reasonable. Probable cause is met when there is reasonable suspicion the call involves a terrorists, PERIOD! As an example - Does a policeman have to get the judge to give him a warrant to arrest you if he has reasonable suspicion you committed a crime? Hell NO! The policemen is simply an official of the executive branch - ie an agent of the President. So if the police officer does not need a warrant, why does the President?
Answer - Obvious the President does not.

[Mo1]

Hey Chuck .. what part of Classified do you not understand??

And these morons want the President to brief them???

[ncpatriot]

Yes! I'd forgotten that.

[Pirate21]

The Dems linking their future to Al Quida as a Party? While there have been flirtations with the communists before, they weren't in entire agreement there.

I am convinced that the Democrats' ecstasy over the blockage of Social Security reform is rooted in their socialist desires. Some "lesser" Dems may be foolishly chugging along thinking that the strategy is anti-Bush. The "bigger" Dem threats (Hillary, Biden, etc), however, want to bring about a crash of Social Security in order to crush us all into a dependency class, over which they control the reins.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

His mother needs watching,....wouldn't another one like Schumer to be hatched!

[Cementjungle]

Asking if the administration is going to wiretap its political enemies

I guess now Al Quaeda will form a political party in the US to avoid scrutiny.

[MEG33]

Revealing the number of applications would have disclosed the fact there was such surveillance..It was secret until the NYT leaked it..Schumer knew that and Gonzales must be tired.

[sageb1]

I saw that! It was GREAT!

[mewzilla]

schumer is an a one DIRTBAG. He looks as slimy as he is. I can't believe we have these kind of people in congress...

Not if you think of Congress as a cesspool and Chucky just another piece of bleep floating around in it.