Groundhog Day II
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| Bush Anti-Terror Plan Edges Foward |
| 2006-09-20 |
| President Bush's stalled anti-terrorism agenda edged forward Tuesday, with a rebellious House member rewriting her bill on wiretaps more to his liking and maverick Senate Republicans reopening talks over how to handle detainees. Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., offered to substitute her original bill on giving legal status to Bush's domestic surveillance program with a bill that would grant a key administration request: allow wiretapping on Americans in the event of an "imminent" terrorist attack. In exchange, the administration would be required to share with Congress more details of the nature of the threat, presumably with the House and Senate Intelligence committees and some congressional leaders. "Excesses are best prevented when intelligence activities are operated within a framework that controls government power by using checks and balances among the three branches of government," Wilson said in a statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 There are more.25,000 Lebanese. Thousands of Paks recently arriving in NYC. We have to demand a halt in admission of Muzzies into US under any circumstances. Then, we need a dialogue on the deportation of the ones here who will not leave voluntarily. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-09-20 11:10 |
| #3 Groundhog Day II |
| Posted by: doc 2006-09-20 10:15 |
| #2 Again, I have to think of the 15,000 Saudi students that are coming here. |
| Posted by: Snease Shaiting3550 2006-09-20 07:34 |
| #1 allow wiretapping on Americans in the event of an "imminent" terrorist attack. These people just don't get it. The point of broad based monitoring is to identify people who may be involved in terrorism. Once you have identified them, traditional investigative techniques can be used. I's failure to identify them in the first place that leads to 9/11, the Madrid train bombing, the London subway bombings, etc. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-09-20 01:35 |