Checking The Decider
From the AP:
Kudos to Judge Walker for displaying something severely lacking in this Republican Congress: the testicular fortitude to stand up to the encroachments of an over-zealous executive. This ruling all but assures that BushCo will ply the thumbscrews to this Do-Nothing Congress in order to get Sen. Specter's sham legislation enacted. And once on the books, no doubt they will use this as the primary reason for dismissing this case and the multitude of others seeking the truth.
Glenn has the skinny on both the ruling and Specter's bill.
A federal judge Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Bush administration's domestic spying program, rejecting government claims that it could expose state secrets and jeopardize the war on terror.
U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker said the warrantless eavesdropping has been so widely reported that there appears to be no danger of spilling secrets....
"The compromise between liberty and security remains a difficult one,'' Walker said. "But dismissing this case at the outset would sacrifice liberty for no apparent enhancement of security.''
Kudos to Judge Walker for displaying something severely lacking in this Republican Congress: the testicular fortitude to stand up to the encroachments of an over-zealous executive. This ruling all but assures that BushCo will ply the thumbscrews to this Do-Nothing Congress in order to get Sen. Specter's sham legislation enacted. And once on the books, no doubt they will use this as the primary reason for dismissing this case and the multitude of others seeking the truth.
Glenn has the skinny on both the ruling and Specter's bill.
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