loquitor.....here's a legal question for you. Is there a sovereign immunity issue protecting Bush after he leaves office? Would it extend to persons beyond Bush...like Gonzales
If, as the next president, Obama authorizes his AG to investigate Bush's terrorist surveillence program and finds reasonable cause to believe it was illegal....can an indictment of Bush (and/or Gonzales) be presented to a grand jury on the basis of:
Quote:
§ 1809. Criminal sanctions
(a) Prohibited activities
A person is guilty of an offense if he intentionally—
(1) engages in electronic surveillance under color of law except as authorized by statute; or
(2) discloses or uses information obtained under color of law by electronic surveillance, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through electronic surveillance not authorized by statute.
(b) Defense
It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) of this section that the defendant was a law enforcement or investigative officer engaged in the course of his official duties and the electronic surveillance was authorized by and conducted pursuant to a search warrant or court order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) Penalties
An offense described in this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.
(d) Federal jurisdiction
There is Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section if the person committing the offense was an officer or employee of the United States at the time the offense was committed.
US Code
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with the telecomms CEO's as unindicted co-conspirators to compel their testimony?