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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 08:56 AM
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Bill Clinton did NOT conduct Warrantless Searches--


http://www.thinkprogress.org/

In Desperation, Gonzales Smears Gore

Here’s Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the Larry King Live show last night:

I would say that with respect to comments by the former vice president it’s my understanding that during the Clinton administration there was activity regarding the physical searches without warrants, Aldrich Ames as an example.

I can also say that it’s my understanding that the deputy attorney general testified before Congress that the president does have the inherent authority under the Constitution to engage in physical searches without a warrant and so those would certainly seem to be inconsistent with what the former vice president was saying today.

The issue with the Bush’s warrantless domestic wiretapping program is that it violates a federal criminal law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Despite what Gonzales is implying, the Clinton administration never violated FISA and never claimed they could violate FISA. Here’s why:
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colonel odis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 11:01 AM
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1. that's an old tactic of himmler's. lie and repeat the lie.
interesting, though, how often this administration compares itself to the previous one. heh heh heh.
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freesqueeze Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 05:25 PM
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2. I heard Hannity
try to get a university official on his show to condemn some quote (he wouldn't) then surprise! it was a quote from clinton.

They just can't get over the popularity of this guy.

I think it's the 236,000 jobs per month that really gets them. And that 70% approval rating after they pulled the impeachment stunt.
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