In the waning months of his tenure, President Bush and his allies are once again trying to scare Congress into expanding the president's powers to spy on Americans without a court order. -- This week, the White House and Democratic and Republican leaders ... Full Story »
Posted by Fabrice Florin
NY Times notes that President Bush is once again trying to scare Congress into expanding presidential powers to spy on Americans without a court order. The bill being negotiated now has two purposes. One is to undermine the ability of courts to review domestic spying and the second is to give full immunity for crimes committed by telecoms in previous wiretapping operations. The Times calls some of President Bush's claims nonsense as he seeks wider powers and states that, if significant changes are to be made, they are better made under the next president.
