Sure he violated the law. So what? Republican quotes.

[teach1st]

Are there any more quotes like this?

Sen. Chuck Hagel: Bush “Can’t Unilaterally Decide That A 1978 Law Is Out of Date And…Violate The Law”

Sen. Lindsey Graham: “The FISA Act was–created a court set up by the chief justice of the United States to allow a rapid response to requests for surveillance activity in the war on terror. I don’t know of any legal basis to go around that.”

Sen. Arlen Specter said Sunday he believes that President Bush violated a 1978 law specifically calling for a secret court to consider and approve such monitoring. The Pennsylvania Republican branded Gonzales' explanations to date as "strained and unrealistic."

Sen. Arlen Specter: ”There is no doubt that this is inappropriate.”

Sen. John McCain: “WALLACE: But you do not believe that currently he has the legal authority to engage in these warrant-less wiretaps. MCCAIN: You know, I don’t think so…”

Sen. Sam Brownback: “I am troubled by what the basis for the grounds that the administration says that they did these on, the legal basis…”

Congressional Research Service: “The Bush administration’s limited briefings for Congress on the National Security Agency’s domestic eavesdropping without warrants are ‘inconsistent with the law.’”

(On edit: Fixed a link)

[Mythsaje]

1. These are great...

Thanks for sharing them.

[bullimiami]

2. contrast this waffling to some quotes from the clinton impeachement

about the 'rule of law'....

disgusting.

[rodeodance]

3. Can we all bombard ALL the Senators with these quotes!!

[rodeodance]

4. Can you fix the first Specter quote--I can an error. Thanks

Sen. Arlen Specter said Sunday he believes that President Bush violated a 1978 law specifically calling for a secret court to consider and approve such monitoring. The Pennsylvania Republican branded Gonzales' explanations to date as "strained and unrealistic."

[teach1st]

5. Fixed! Thanks for pointing it out..

Changed from Yahoo News to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06037/650686.stm

[rodeodance]

6. thanks, that was a good article.

[rodeodance]

7. nominated

[orleans]

8. k&n so what the hell is the senate all screwing around

over this censure business for? of course he should be censured. and impeached. and imprisoned.

what's to debate? let's just handcuff the shrubbery and THROW AWAY THE KEY!

[hootinholler]

11. YEAH! give him a fair trial

Before we...

-Hoot

[orleans]

12. okay fine. maybe one little fair trial

then it's off to the pokey

[annabanana]

9. What a beautiful "cut & paste" for my Senators!

ALL of them, R & D should get copies of these quotes. There is no reason NOT to Censure the SOB.

[rodeodance]

10. yes, send to media also!

[calimary]

13. K&R - EXCELLENT research, teach1st!

Just EXCELLENT! Amazing what they condone when it's one of their own...

Good compilation! A KEEPER!


Keep visualizing...

[IdaBriggs]

14. And the Democrats are where? Oh, that's right: NO WHERE. Sigh. nt

[leftchick]

15. this is great

perhaps the senate dems need to see it to refresh their memories.