Critique my Snoopgate LTTE, please

[NewJeffCT]

I'm not sure about the ending...
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In a real shocker, it seems that the Bush Administration was caught in yet another lie about the NSA domestic spying scandal.

Some of the many excuses they have given for spying on American citizens without a warrant were that the FISA law was too restrictive and that the Congressional war authorizations related to Afghanistan and Iraq allowed the spying.

However, Senator Mike DeWine, an Ohio Republican, proposed loosening the FISA standards in 2002. The Bush White House, you guessed it, rejected this proposal. Arguing against DeWine’s proposal, which was only for non-citizens, White House representative James Baker said it might not pass constitutional muster. Baker also argued that Patriot Act modifications allowed them to make full and effective use of FISA, so the DeWine proposal was not needed.

The DeWine proposition also destroys another myth promoted by Team Bush. If the war authorizations permitted the spying on American citizens without a warrant, why did the Republican senator propose the loosening of FISA standards in the first place?

That begs the question of why reject the proposed loosening of FISA standards in 2002? Maybe if Team Bush had to reveal who they were really spying on, it would be a list of administration critics instead of actual terrorists, like those vicious Quakers and that menacing Cindy Sheehan. Perhaps it is the reason the White House is worried about the upcoming bipartisan impeachment hearings!
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[rfranklin]

1. Too wordy....cut it down

In a real shocker, the Bush Administration was caught another lie about the NSA domestic spying scandal.

One of the excuses they have given for spying on American citizens without a warrant were that the FISA law was too restrictive and that the Congressional war authorizations related to Afghanistan and Iraq allowed the spying.

However, Senator Mike DeWine, an Ohio Republican, proposed loosening the FISA standards in 2002. The Bush White House, you guessed it, rejected this proposal.

The DeWine proposition also destroys another myth promoted by Team Bush. If the war authorizations permit spying on American citizens without a warrant, why did the Republican senator propose the loosening of FISA standards in the first place?

Whydid they reject the proposed loosening of FISA standards? Maybe if Team Bush had to reveal who they were really spying on, it would be a list of administration critics, like those vicious Quakers and that menacing Cindy Sheehan. Perhaps it is the reason the White House is worried about the upcoming bipartisan impeachment hearings!

[NewJeffCT]

2. Thanks

It was at 233 words in the original - I want to get below 200.

[Village Idiot]

3. There is also the debunking of the 9-11 link...

As they were using these warrantless searches BEFORE 9-11.


TSP = Taxpayer Surveillance Progam

[NewJeffCT]

4. how did this get into the alito forum?

just wondering?