Can’t Debate This?
It is one thing for President Bush to claim the executive power to spy on Americans without a court order or Congressional approval.
It is another thing for him to claim that the American people – and their elected representatives – shouldn’t debate the issue.
But that is what I understand him to say.
According to The New York Times, Bush said this in a speech last Friday in Tampa – referring to his administration’s negotiations with Congress over the issue:
“Unfortunately, we’re having this discussion. It’s too bad, because guess who listens to the discussion: the enemy.”
I assume he believes the congressional leaders who want more oversight – including Republicans like Senator Lindsay Graham – are giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Can’t Debate This?
It is one thing for President Bush to claim the executive power to spy on Americans without a court order or Congressional approval.
It is another thing for him to claim that the American people – and their elected representatives – shouldn’t debate the issue.
But that is what I understand him to say.
According to The New York Times, Bush said this in a speech last Friday in Tampa – referring to his administration’s negotiations with Congress over the issue:
“Unfortunately, we’re having this discussion. It’s too bad, because guess who listens to the discussion: the enemy.”
I assume he believes the congressional leaders who want more oversight – including Republicans like Senator Lindsay Graham – are giving aid and comfort to the enemy.