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Warrantless wiretapping: shredding the constitution.(Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, United States Constitution. 4th Amendment)(Brief Article)
President Bush defended his use of warrantless wiretaps in the global "war on terror" at a December 19 White House press conference. "As President and Commander-in-Chief, I have the constitutional responsibility and the constitutional authority to protect our country," he said. "Article II of the Constitution gives me that responsibility and the authority necessary to fulfill it. And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda."
The president was asked by reporters why he had not sought court orders for wiretaps from the special courts set up for that purpose under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and about charges by members of Congress that he had "broken the law" by authorizing the eavesdropping on American citizens.
"I swore to uphold the laws," President Bush responded. "Do I have the legal ...
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