Ok... We've Issued More Subpoena's (Judiciary\NSA Wiretap), But...

[WillyT]

are we ever gonna SERVE the (previous and these) goddamned things???

From Think Progress

Breaking: Senate Judiciary Committee Issues Subpoenas For NSA Domestic Spying Documents

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The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted 13-3 to authorize chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to issue subpoenas for documents related to the NSA warrantless surveillance program. Sens. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) voted with the Democrats on the committee to authorize the subpoenas for any legal opinions and advice the Bush administration has received regarding the NSA program.

The Center on Democracy & Technology has released a list of the seven “most wanted surveillance documents.” See the full list here.

The confrontation over the documents “could set the stage for a constitutional showdown over the separation of powers.” The Senate Judiciary Committee had previously scheduled to authorize subpoenas last week, but Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) blocked the Judiciary Committee from voting on the subpoenas.

On May 21, the Senate Judiciary Committee made at least its ninth formal request for the documents, but the Justice Department continued its stonewalling. Leahy issued the following statement about today’s vote:

This stonewalling is unacceptable and it must end. If the Administration will not carry out its responsibility to provide information to this Committee without a subpoena, we will issue one. If we do not, we are letting this Administration decide whether and how the Congress will do its job. <…>

Why has this Administration been so steadfast in its refusal? Deputy Attorney General Comey’s account suggests that some of these documents would reveal an Administration perfectly willing to ignore the law. Is that what they are hiding? <…>

Whatever the reason for the stonewalling, this Committee has stumbled in the dark for too long, attempting to do its job without the information it needs. We need this information to carry out our responsibilities under the Constitution. Unfortunately, it has become clear that we will not get it without a subpoena. I urge the adoption of the subpoena authorization.

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Link: http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/21/nsa-docs-supoena/

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[Independent_Liberal]

1. Come on! Come on! Let the worms out of the can!

The worms are saying, "Let me out! Let me out!"

:D

[Bitwit1234]

2. No wonder conference in congress has dropped

When in the hell is congress going to something more than issue subpoenas, have lying or "I forget" testimony and lock the crooks up.

[WillyT]

3. Apparently... We Are Kinder Gentler Democrats...

Which in ANY year not involving the dates 2001 to 2008 A.D. would be fine, I suppose.

But the polls, JUST ON ONE VOTE (War Funding), have delivered a message that this is not business as usual, nor should it be!

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