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Bush is a LIAR
by kos
Tue Dec 20, 2005 at 01:24:39 PM EST

Jesus, he lied straight to our faces.
George W. Bush, in Buffalo, NY, on April 20, 2004, at 9:49 a.m., talking about the USA Patriot Act:

"Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about
wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed,
by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking
about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow
citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees
are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland,
because we value the Constitution".

Update: Lots more lies here.

Ironically, the Bush defense of the Patriot Act -- that the law was perfectly within the bounds of the Constitution because it required judicial approval for federal wiretaps -- undermines assertions that his judicially unsanctioned spying was legal.

Update: Howard Dean's statement:

"The Bush Administration's secret program to spy on the
American people reminds Americans of the abuse of power during the dark days of
President Nixon and Vice President Agnew. Why is it that President Bush went in
front of the American people and said that a wiretap 'requires a court order,'
after having approved a wiretap program without a court order two years earlier?
It's time for the President to tell the truth. Americans deserve real
answers."

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