Some Republicans not buying spying

[atommom]

Despite the usual Democratic jeering and sniping from the sidelines, the battle over warrantless eavesdropping taking place in the Senate Judiciary Committee is between two branches of government, the presidency and Congress, both controlled by Republicans.

When challenged, the Bush administration’s reflexive response is: We know best, and none of your business.

Dressed up in legalese, that was basically Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ response to why the administration conducts warrantless wiretapping of U.S. residents’ communications overseas when the law and the Constitution seem to say it cannot.

This time a skeptical bloc of committee Republicans – the chairman, Arlen Specter, Pa.; Lindsey Graham, S.C.; Mike DeWine, Ohio; and Sam Brownback, Kan. – wasn’t buying it, and a good thing, too.

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/editorial/13819246.htm

I'm not used to approving of Sam Brownback's actions. I think my head may explode!

[orwell]

1. Gee...

...it couldn't be that it's an election year.

Even though many of these Seantors are not running, there is an obvious move afoot to begin to distance Congressional R's from "lame duck" Bush.

Even they are starting to realize that the guy is politicaly radioactive. I'd love to see the internal polling on *'s coat tails.

[European Socialist]

2. I don't think they want to impeach Bush, but at least they want him....

to follow the law.

[calimary]

3. I'm surprised to see sam brownnose balking at this. I'd have assumed

he'd go along with it, enthusiastically, just as he has with everything else coming out of bush's asshole. Must be feeling heat from his constituents - including those registered as Republicans. It's just a suspicion of mine. I'd suspect that, no matter how many Democrats he hears from, he'd dismiss it out of hand. But let some from his own party start to complain, and all of a sudden, he's all ears. Just a guess.

[atommom]

5. That wouldn't surprise me. I know that my opinion has very little

leverage with him. We've established that already. :eyes:

[ProSense]

4. Well, government auditors, judges and others are.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=369253&mesg_id=369253