Justice Department, Whats that?
Whoops, even the most loyal cabinet members of George Bush’s administration seem unable to deflect the criticisms of some of the new spy programs.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday went in front of Congress again and resumed his defense of the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program, while admitting that the president personally prevented a review of the program earlier this year by Justice Department lawyers.
“At the end of the day, we will have a decision by the court saying what the president is doing is, in fact, constitutional,” Gonzales said in his second appearance before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee here since the secret surveillance came to light.
I’m so glad that Mr. Gonzales is satisfied that the decisions made behind his back regarding legal policies, are okay after the fact they have been decided. What do you think of this administrations apparent motto: “It’s easier to ask for forgiveness, then for permission”? Is it a necessary step to protect our freedoms by instituting secret programs to give us an advantage to find those who are intent on killing us, or are we killing the freedoms were are supposedly protecting by circumventing proper process and procedures.
