rssFeingold Responds to Holder’s Dodge on Bush-Era Wiretapping
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 4:46 pm
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Following up on my earlier post about how Attorney General Eric Holder dodged Sen. Russ Feingold’s (D-Wis.) questions at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on warrantless wiretapping, Feingold just put out this statement:
I was disappointed by Attorney General Holder’s unwillingness to repeat what both he and President Obama had stated in the past – that President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program was illegal. For an administration that has repeatedly stated its intention to restore the rule of law, this episode was a step backward. While the Attorney General restated his belief that the program was inconsistent with the FISA statute, his testimony today, and the administration’s delay in withdrawing the Bush Administration’s legal justifications for the program, are troubling.
Here’s a video of their exchange earlier today.
6 Comments
Comment posted June 17, 2009 @ 6:59 pm
Guess What-the constitution has been thrown under the bus with the gays and your civil rights so they can pretend to be busy with health care reform. Health care reform seems to be about finding a pretty way to do what the insurance companies want them to do. Time for a new political party.
Comment posted June 17, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
Maybe the statute is a living document like the constitution and has been interpreted to fit todays needs. Tomorrow the needs may be different again.
Comment posted June 18, 2009 @ 11:52 am
Is it really that much of a surprise? SENATOR Obama VOTED for the FISA Amendment act…And Feingold made the statement at the end of the voting that the only way to turn this around was to elect a Democrat as President. Well, apparently Feingold was unaware of the way Obama voted!
Comment posted June 18, 2009 @ 6:52 pm
Is it really that much of a surprise? SENATOR Obama VOTED for the FISA Amendment act…And Feingold made the statement at the end of the voting that the only way to turn this around was to elect a Democrat as President. Well, apparently Feingold was unaware of the way Obama voted!
Comment posted June 23, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
Russ Feingold will not be happy until the United States is under Islamic rule. He continually complains about foreign policy, but offers no solutions of his own other then condemning those who have the guts to take action. I am embarrassed that he is an elected servant for my home state of Wisconsin.
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