Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Why Do Bob Barr and Grover Norquist Hate America?

The White House has been quick to paint any opposition to/concerns about the President's warrantless wiretapping program as standard partisan anger, when in fact some of the most outspoken critics of his actions have been Republicans (with notable Democratic exceptions like Al Gore and Sen. Feingold). This is made clearer today by announcement by the conservative Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances that they have asked Congress to investigate the President's actions.

U.S. Newswire: Leading Conservatives Call for Extensive Hearings on NSA Surveillance; Checks on Invasive Federal Powers Essential
Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances (PRCB) today called upon Congress to hold open, substantive oversight hearings examining the President's authorization of the National Security Agency (NSA) to violate domestic surveillance requirements outlined in the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr, chairman of PRCB, was joined by fellow conservatives Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR); David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union; Paul Weyrich, chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation and Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, in urging lawmakers to use NSA hearings to establish a solid foundation for restoring much needed constitutional checks and balances to intelligence law...

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