So much for the "Good Faith" argument...

[Junkdrawer]

“Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires — a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we’re talking about chasing down terrorists, we’re talking about getting a court order before we do so. It’s important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.”

— President George Bush, April 20, 2004, in Buffalo, New York

http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002181.htm


Not only did the President illegally wiretap Americans on American soil, he lied about it. Now, if he lied about it, he knew he didn't have the inherent authority. So, how in the hell are Republicans now using the "Well, he thought he was obeying the law" argument.

[kentuck]

1. Absolutely! He knew he was breaking the law...

Too bad that not even one Congressman knows the whole truth, yet they continue to defend him. They have no idea who he has spied upon.

[AndyA]

2. It doesn't matter because no one will enforce the law

We have a Congress comprised of a bunch of chicken shit wimps who will not do their jobs, and are in fact aiding and abetting this activity by knowing about it, and allowing it to continue. They are all as guilty as Bush. Every one of them, except for the handful who are trying to do something about it.

The rest should be voted out of office for not doing their jobs.

[Junkdrawer]

4. Don't forget the press...Republicans are lying about the lying and...

no one is calling them on it.

[AndyA]

5. We can thank Reagan for that

since he got rid of the Fairness Doctrine that mandated both sides of the story be told. I can't imagine how allowing one-sided reporting would benefit the American people. Of course, we now know there was more to it than that.

And as Ronnie was starting the process of removing our freedoms by allowing censoring, Alzheimers was starting the process of taking his life.

Karma is a bitch.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. He broke the law, knowingly. What he didn't know was that he

would be found out. Therefore, he blatantly lied about breaking the law. He thought he would get away with it because he didn't think we would ever find out. It all fits with his air of superiority and arrogance.

[Junkdrawer]

6. Feingold himself noted this in his DKos post...

The facts and the case for censure are clear. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, makes it a crime to wiretap American citizens without a court warrant - which is what the President has admitted doing. Before the program was revealed, he also misled Congress and the American people about the wiretapping that was being done. For example, at a 2004 speech in Buffalo, he said, "Any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires, a wiretap requires a court order." And at a 2004 speech in my home state of Wisconsin, he said that "the government can't move on wiretaps or roving wiretaps without getting a court order."


http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/13/114144/941

[Junkdrawer]

7. .

[Junkdrawer]

8. One last kick

:kick: