Clinton and Carter both searched without court orders!
Apparently it's only bad when a republican president does it.
drudge report for the win
CLINTON ADMINISTRATION SECRET SEARCH ON AMERICANS -- WITHOUT COURT ORDERCARTER EXECUTIVE ORDER: 'ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE' WITHOUT COURT ORDER
Bill Clinton Signed Executive Order that allowed Attorney General to do searches without court approval
Clinton, February 9, 1995: "The Attorney General is authorized to approve physical searches, without a court order"
Jimmy Carter Signed Executive Order on May 23, 1979: "Attorney General is authorized to approve electronic surveillance to acquire foreign intelligence information without a court order."WASH POST, July 15, 1994: Extend not only to searches of the homes of U.S. citizens but also -- in the delicate words of a Justice Department official -- to "places where you wouldn't find or would be unlikely to find information involving a U.S. citizen... would allow the government to use classified electronic surveillance techniques, such as infrared sensors to observe people inside their homes, without a court order."
Deputy Attorney General Jamie S. Gorelick, the Clinton administration believes the president "has inherent authority to conduct warrantless searches for foreign intelligence purposes."
Secret searches and wiretaps of Aldrich Ames's office and home in June and October 1993, both without a federal warrant.
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Posted on: December 20, 2005 10:06 PM
I am sure the same complaints were made during those time periods. I bet if you continue to make arrogant posts in this nature, you will get little readership or discussions on your blog. By being so defensive and always declaring your wins, why should someone share in your discussions? It shows little effort on your part to have two-way discussions.
Posted by: Gregory Szorc
Posted on: December 20, 2005 10:16 PM
I am a hungry troll. Feed me! Feed me!
Posted by: Chad
Posted on: December 20, 2005 10:35 PM
I am bringing up the issue because it is not being mentioned in any of the arguments in any of the liberal media. This has been done before. This is nothing new.
Posted by: Andrew Witte
Posted on: December 20, 2005 10:37 PM
No. It's bad no matter who does it.
Posted by: Brian Gray
Posted on: December 20, 2005 11:16 PM
I think it is a bad idea no matter who uses the power. From what I read of the "secret court", even the accused does not get to see the evidence against them. Has anyone else heard that or read it anywhere? I am not sure where I read that so that I can verify its accuracy.
Posted by: Brian Gray
Posted on: December 29, 2005 12:06 AM
I have been reading more and more about FISA and wiretapping. It appears Carter and Clinton both conducted their actions with Attorney General approval as stated in FISA's requirements. Under Bush's own admission, he put out an open motion for wire tapping bypassing the other required permissions.
The sections of FISA being quoted throughout these discussions are also for non-US people, which were Carter and Clinton's targets. The Bush administration has ignored this part of FISA and acted on US citizens.