Guess what just came to light: Bush not only broke the law,
he lied about it.
This is an excerpt from <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040420-2.html#">this April 20, 2004 speech</a>, conveniently posted on the White House website:
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Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. 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.
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That's a lie. At the time he gave this speech, he had already given authorization for court-order-free wiretaps, and he intended to give more such authorizations.
Okay, you big Clinton-dragger-uppers: if lying about getting a blowjob is a high crime or misdemeanor, what do you call it when the President lies about violating his citizen's constitutionally-protected civil rights? Actually, Bush has skipped misdemeanors, and headed straight into felony territory.
Even if you DON'T believe he broke the law, you can't really deny the above public comment is clearly a lie, and about a gravely serious matter.