[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Got it right here...................

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NSA Update

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning; the Associated Press has a report.

Arlen Specter said he would like to see the legality of the NSA program reviewed by a "special federal court;" I'm not sure whether he was referring to the FISA court of appeals or something else. Gonzales said he had no objection to that; I would agree. An early determination that the NSA program is within the President's inherent constitutional powers would be good for everyone concerned. Except the Democrats, of course.

Pat Leahy was completely over the top:

"My concern is for peaceful Quakers who are being spied upon, and other law-abiding Americans and babies and nuns who are placed on terrorist watch lists," Leahy said.

Regrettably, the AP doesn't record Gonzales's response.

Pajamas Media has lots more on the NSA issue here; I believe this is where the interviews that Paul and filmmaker Andrew Marcus are conducting will be posted.

Posted by John at 11:33 AM | Permalink

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From the Powerline link........

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ACLU Welcomes Senate Inquiry Into Warrantless NSA Spying Program With Full Page Propaganda
Stop the ACLU
February 6, 2006 08:28 AM

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Stop the ACLU

February 6, 2006 08:28 AM

The ACLU are running this full page ad in conjunction with today’s Senate hearings over the NSA.

[…] It should get interesting today as one side accusses the administration of spying on innocent Americans without any evidence to back them up, and the other side defends what was supposed to be a secret program designed to defend us from the enemy. Why anyone should have to defend trying to spy on the enemy is just ridiculous to me.

Am I a Bush apologist? No, I haven’t heard any viable reason why he hasn’t secured our borders, and there are several other issues I have qualms with Bush about. However, listening in on the conversations of those talking to the people who want to kill us is not one of those issues.

Read the whole thing...

[Arizona Carolyn]

Interesting comment at one of your links:

The American Spectator’s Jed Babbin was on John Batchelor’s radio show yesterday, and stated that the intelligence community believes West Virignia Senator Jay Rockefeller is the leaker who illegally supplied the New York Times with the details of the NSA program.

We've been saying this here on Free Republic from the beginning.

[Cboldt]

Noted in the links you provided: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11079547/site/newsweek/

Describes what looks like a bit of housecleaning in the DoJ.