I like one of the arguments made by Gonzales stating that the administration did not seek revision of FISA because they knew Congress would not support the changes they sought.
So, not only did Bush break the law, he knew he was breaking the law, and he had discussion about why he was going to break the law. I guess I will sit and watch as the folks in Congress investigate this some more. Or, perhaps they will just revise the FISA law on a Friday before a long weekend and let the issue just kinda fade awwwwaaaaay. Bush broke the law and we know it.
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Third, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has admitted that the administration did not seek to amend FISA to authorize the NSA spying program because it was advised that Congress would reject such an amendment. The administration cannot argue on the one hand that Congress authorized the NSA program in the AUMF, and at the same time that it did not ask Congress for such authorization because it feared Congress would say no.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffr...-_b_13522.html
The above is a good link laying out several legal arguments about Bush's violation of the law.