Spy on America - 2 lawsuits filed against the Bush Administration

[warbly]

The two lawsuits, which are being filed separately by the American Civil Liberties Union in Federal District Court in Detroit and the Center for Constitutional Rights in Federal District Court in Manhattan, are the first major court challenges to the eavesdropping program.

Both groups are seeking to have the courts order an immediate end to the program, which the groups say is illegal and unconstitutional. The Bush administration has strongly defended the legality and necessity of the surveillance program, and officials said the Justice Department would probably vigorously oppose the lawsuits on national security grounds.

Justice Department officials would not comment on any specific individuals who might have been singled out under the National Security Agency program, and they said the department would review the lawsuits once they were filed.

NY Times

and the strange bedfellow award of the day for the Spy on America scandal goes to former Bush shill and backup singer in the NeoCon choir, Christopher Hitchens.

same article:

Also named as plaintiffs in the A.C.L.U. lawsuit are the journalist Christopher Hitchens, who has written in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Barnett R. Rubin, a scholar at New York University who works in international relations; Tara McKelvey, a senior editor at The American Prospect; the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Greenpeace, the environmental advocacy group; and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the country's largest Islamic advocacy group.

Bob Barr, Tom Kean, and Christopher Hitchens are all outraged over this abuse of power. This is not just the left that is motivated here, but it is up to the Dems to step up, to fight for all of us.

These lawsuits are a smart move. This will rocket to the Supreme Court, i'd think. And the dems delayed the committee vote on Alito for a week. Filibuster Alito. Shut down all business in the Senate and House until a special counsel is appointed.

If the dems show they mean business the vast majority of Americans will back them on this.

[NoFederales]

1. I give my aye!

NoFederales

[baby_bear]

2. Reminiscent of Watergate, i.e., the need for Republics of principle

This is so big. Republicans who hope to have any lasting impact and legacy must realize that Bush has not only let them down, but left them holding the hat.

The Bush administration effectively screwed its base in the Senate. It took it for granted. It expected total capitulation.

What will these Republicans do now?

I think they need to be unbiased and expose Bush for what he is, let the chips fall where they may.

b_b