Reply #4: Here is a semi-transcription of the rant for your reading pleasure...

[Democrat 4 Ever]

Jack Cafferty - 2/17/06 - CNN - Situation Room

Cafferty: Seems like we are having this discussion about this judge’s ruling sorta of in the abstract as thought there is no precedent for what the judge decided.

The judge in effect upheld the ruling of the FISA court which says if you want to wire tap phones you need a warrant to do so. The court was created by Congress 1978 (I think it was) and the law of the land says get a warrant. The actions of the administration have ignored the law of the land in that regard so its not a discussion in the abstract, it is not hypothetical, there are laws on the books against what the administration is doing and its about time someone said it out loud.

This federal district judge ruled today President Bush is breaking the law by spying on people in this country without a warrant. The judge said the president is violating the first amendment to the Constitution, fourth amendment to the Constitution and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) (1978) specifically to prevent this kind of abuse of power. It was being done before, that’s why the FISA Court was created in the first place. So what does this mean? It means President Bush violated his oath of office, among other things, when he swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States. It means he has been lying to us about the program since it started when he has been telling us there is nothing illegal about what he has been doing. A court has ruled it is illegal and it means a 75-year-old black female judge in Michigan has finally stepped in and done the job that the Congress is supposed to do. Namely oversight of the Executive branch of government. But the Congress is controlled by the Republicans and they are controlled by the President and they have done nothing in the way of oversight. I hope it means the arrogant inner circle at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue may finally have to start answering to the people who own that address, that would be us, about how they conduct our country’s affairs.

(Done in a red face, scowling frown with vocal inflection getting louder and louder with each word. Go Cafferty!)