What seems to be lost with all of the right wing apologists I've heard so far is that the people being critical of Bush aren't saying that they are against wire-tapping. These guys are saying that Clinton should have wire-tapped Otta before 9/11. The fact of the matter is that he legally could have, and so could Bush. The FISA court is an express service which is almost a rubber stamp for this stuff. Plus you can get emergency warrants up to 48 hours after the actual tap. So in no way does FISA actually hinder legitimate investigations.
Nobody is saying that wire-tapping the bad guys is bad. The problem is that Bush, for reasons unknown, thinks he no longer needs the FISA court at all. Which one can only assume means that his personal definition for terrorist is far more leniant than the court. Which is bad.
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