In the past, US citizens feared infringements on rights. That is, theoretically, why there is a United States of America in the first place: the British went overboard with their power and the colonists fought back, created a constitution, and wrote the Bill of Rights to stop anything like that from ever happening again.
Never before has there been concern over an infringement of powers.
But that was one of the president's concerns last week when he agreed to allow limited review of the eavesdropping program being conducted by the NSA. Apparently, although the program is a clear violation of the fourth amednment and is defined by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as a felony, the president has what have been referred to as "inherent powers," and FISA is in violation of his powers.
Yeah. Preventing the violation of our rights will be in violation of his powers.
If there was truly a separation of powers, the right of the Judicial branch to review the program would not be questioned. It would be demanded. Perhaps more importantly, the Executive branch would be without the "inherent power" to override legislation from the Legislative branch, such as FISA.
Tags: Politics, Current Events, Bush, Current Affairs, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Politics of Fear, NSA, Terrorism, Wiretaps, Fourth Amendment
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