Bush was denied wiretaps, bypassed them (FISA Court denied them in unprecedented numbers)
FISA JUDGES SAY BUSH WITHIN THE LAW (Why Has the MSM Ignored This Story?)
THE PRESIDENT'S CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST TERRORISTS AND NATIONS SUPPORTING THEMTITLE 50 > CHAPTER 36 > SUBCHAPTER I > § 1802 Prev | § 1802. Electronic surveillance authorization without court order; certification by Attorney General
Bush was denied wiretaps, bypassed them (FISA Court denied them in unprecedented numbers)
FISA JUDGES SAY BUSH WITHIN THE LAW (Why Has the MSM Ignored This Story?)
The first link isn't about wiretapping Americans making phone calls at all. Not sure why you posted it.
The second link is about wiretapping, but says it only applies when nobody involved is in the USA. Obviously inapplicable here since TSP involves wiretapping people in the USA.
The third link indicates the FISA court denied some 3% (179 of the 5,645) of the Bush Admin's wiretap requests - astonishing when you consider they'd only done that to 2 of the prior 13,102 applications in 22 years - a real rubberstamp court. So when they stopped rubberstamping his requests, he ignored the law and stopped asking for them. So much for 'faithfully executing the laws' on the President's part. Denying an 'unprecdented' 3% of wiretap applications simply doesn't justify ignoring and breaking the law.
The fourth link is about some *retired* FISA judges. They also agreed the law needed changing and that Bush was in risk of being dragged into the USSC. So it isn't a very good support, is it?
These are the best arguments you can come up with? Did you even read them before you posted them or what?
--R.