Governor Dean on Domestic Spying Revelation

[kpete]

Governor Dean on Domestic Spying Revelation

"Glenn Greenwald discovered that in 2002, Sen. Mike DeWine proposed loosening the standards for domestic surveillance in a significantly more modest way than the President's controversial program. DeWine's proposal would have lowered the standard for obtaining a warrant for surveillance of foreigners within the United States from "probable cause" to "reasonable suspicion." The administration (and Congress) rejected DeWine’s proposal as unnecessary and potentially unconstitutional." (Think Progress)

Governor Dean released the following statement this afternoon:

"Democrats believe that we should spy on terrorists and aggressively fight the War on Terror, and the President currently has the authority to do just that. So, why is it that on day four of the president’s PR campaign to defend his warrantless domestic spying program, he contradicted his own Justice Department’s position from just a few years ago?"

http://www.democrats.org/a/2006/01/governor_dean_o_7.php?comments=1#comments

[Marnieworld]

1. Good question Dr. Dean!

Why is it indeed? :patriot:

[jsamuel]

2. because he wants to spy on his political opponents without anyone looking

over his shoulder

[Vinnie From Indy]

4. It is the ONLY conclusion that can reasonably be drawn

ALL other explanations make no sense in light of FISA's long history of granting requests. This is the story that will NEVER,EVER IN A MILLION YEARS be discussed by the corporate media. It is their job NUMERO UNO to steer the debate AWAY from this conclusion.

[Village Idiot]

3. The whole Taxpayer Surveillance Program...

was probably set up to spy on Democrats in the 2002 election and was carried on through the 2004 Presidential Debacle...

If it LOOKS like Watergate and smells like Watergate...why not for similar reasons???