Warrantless Wiretaps Possible in U.S. (Gonzales)

[ProSense]

Paving the way to justify what they're already doing: spying on Americans:

Warrantless Wiretaps Possible in U.S.

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 7, 2006; Page A03

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales left open the possibility yesterday that President Bush could order warrantless wiretaps on telephone calls occurring solely within the United States -- a move that would dramatically expand the reach of a controversial National Security Agency surveillance program.

In response to a question from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) during an appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, Gonzales suggested that the administration could decide it was legal to listen in on a domestic call without supervision if it were related to al-Qaeda.

"I'm not going to rule it out," Gonzales said.

In the past, Gonzales and other officials refused to say whether they had the legal authority to conduct warrantless eavesdropping on domestic calls, and have stressed that the NSA eavesdropping program is focused only on international communications.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/06/AR2006040600764.html?nav=rss_nation

Audio at link:

Nation

Gonzales Frustrates Lawmakers on Domestic Spying

by Ari Shapiro

All Things Considered, April 6, 2006 · Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is grilled about federal domestic surveillance during an appearance at the House Judiciary Committee. Gonzales refused to elaborate on the program, other than to say he believes it is legal. Both Republicans and Democrats accused him of stonewalling.

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5328576&ft=1&f=1003

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. there is other proof of this. also NPR this morning.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x869917

[C_U_L8R]

2. Send this man a moral compass

better yet.. just throw him out of office...
a man so devoid of any sense of right and wrong
and especially an AG without any knowledge of the Constitution
is clearly incompetent

[Vickers]

3. "Gonzales Conspires To Break Law: Congress Sits On Hands"

:eyes:

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Well, Al, I believe it is illegal and I've scanned the Constitution and

can't find any mention of 'super' presidential powers that override the Bill of Rights. So, STFU!!

[TechBear_Seattle]

5. Why do I have the sinking suspicion....

... that the reason this announcement was made was to cover *'s butt when it is soon revealed that the Junta has already been monitoring domestic communications in direct violation of existing law and Constitutional protections?