Bush calls for expansion of spy law, wants it made permanent

[babylonsister]

Bush calls for expansion of spy law

By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press Writer


Bush Wants Eavesdropping Law Made Permanent


FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- President Bush said Wednesday that a law hastily passed in August to temporarily give the government more power to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign terror suspects must be made permanent and expanded.

If this doesn't happen, Bush said, "Our national security professionals will lose critical tools they need to protect our country."

"Without these tools, it will be harder to figure out what our enemies are doing to train, recruit and infiltrate operatives into America," he said on a visit to the super-secret National Security Agency's headquarters in suburban Fort Meade, Md. "Without these tools, our country will be much more vulnerable to attack."

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[eppur_se_muova]

1. He wants to violate it in perpuity. nt

[robinlynne]

2. Thanks Speaker Pelosi. good move. you can fix it later.

[VP505]

4. If Pelosi

had a spine they would answer to that with a bill to eliminate all of Bu$h's spying authority without court approval.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I knew this would be *'s follow-up.