Fussin’ over FISA
Aug 3rd, 2007 at 1:41 pm by Dr. S
In case you were wondering what the rush to expand FISA is about.
A federal intelligence court judge earlier this year secretly declared a key element of the Bush administration’s wiretapping efforts illegal, according to a lawmaker and government sources, providing a previously unstated rationale for fevered efforts by congressional lawmakers this week to expand the president’s spying powers.
House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) disclosed elements of the court’s decision in remarks Tuesday to Fox News as he was promoting the administration-backed wiretapping legislation. Boehner has denied revealing classified information, but two government officials privy to the details confirmed that his remarks concerned classified information.
In other news, the U.S. House Minority Leader disclosed classified information on a make-believe news program.
Fortunately for him, he’s a Republican, and Republicans reveal classified information all the time. In fact, we’re not even sure that’s illegal anymore.
I wonder why I’m always surprised at how stupid they are, or is it just how stupid they look?
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A federal intelligence-court judge earlier this year secretly declared a key element of the Bush adm…