KENNEDY:"THE PRESIDENT is not above the law; he is not King George"

[kpete]

EDWARD M. KENNEDY
On wiretapping, Bush isn't listening to the Constitution
By Edward M. Kennedy | December 22, 2005

THE PRESIDENT is not above the law; he is not King George. Yet, with sorrow, we are now learning that in this great land we have an administration that has refused to follow well-crafted, longstanding procedures that require the president to get a court order before spying on people within the United States. With outrage, we learn that this administration believes that it does not have to follow the law of the land.


Not just above the law, this administration seems to be saying that it IS the law. It contends that it can decide on its own what the law is, how to interpret it, and whether or not it has to follow it. I believe that such an arrogant and expansive view of executive power would have sent chills down the spines of our Founding Fathers -- as it does for every American hearing these startling revelations today.


The president is the commander in chief of the military. That doesn't give him the power to spy on civilians at home without any judicial oversight whatsoever, without ever revealing those activities to even well-established courts that review these matters in secrecy. Otherwise, every phone and computer in America should now come with a warning label: Warning: the privacy of your communications can no longer be guaranteed, by order of President Bush.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/12/22/on_wiretapping_bush_isnt_listening_to_the_constitution/?p1=email_to_a_friend

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Well, SOMEONE had to go down on record, saying that.

I'm glad it was Ted Kennedy. He's not afraid to be more than a democrat. He's a proud American.

[Supersedeas]

2. True, lol.

[lonestarnot]

4. I am very proud to have shook his hand while in D.C. That is one damn

REAL American Patriot!:patriot:

[SunDrop23]

3. Thanks for saying that! How true!

[MN ChimpH8R]

5. The old lion still packs

a mighty impressive roar. Go, Ted!

[kpete]

6. phone card