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Eroding our Liberties
Actually, he IS trying to erode the checks and balances.

1. There is already a law, called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), enacted many, many years ago that allows the FBI to tap any suspected terrorist .

Timothy Naftali writes about the FISA: "Since 1978, when the FISA court opened, 19,000 requests for warrants have been made and only a handful rejected. The court meets in secret and theoretically around the clock and there is also a provision for retroactive warrants for fast-moving cases." [1]

2. He did not ask about its legality. He briefed Congress after the fact (almost three years later). They are now calling for an investigation into its legality. Several NSA officers refused the assignment, questioning its legality.

Finally, I am not worried about the information leak. In fact, I am proud of it. Whoever discovered the illegal spying was doing us a great service.

I leave you with a thought from one of our founding fathers: "Those who would sacrifice essential liberties for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

[1] "Bush and the NSA Spying Scandal"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-naftali/bush-and-the-nsa-spying-s_b_12552.html
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