Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Gore names Clinton Administration liars and law breakers
"The Department of Justice believes, and the case law supports, that the president has inherent authority to conduct warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes," Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on July 14, 1994, "and that the President may, as has been done, delegate this authority to the Attorney General."
"It is important to understand," Gorelick continued, "that the rules and methodology for criminal searches are inconsistent with the collection of foreign intelligence and would unduly frustrate the president in carrying out his foreign intelligence responsibilities.
"Executive Order 12333, signed by Ronald Reagan in 1981, provides for such warrantless searches directed against "a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power"......
Gorelick signaled that the administration would go along a congressional decision to place such searches under the court — if, as she testified, it "does not restrict the president's ability to collect foreign intelligence necessary for the national security." In the end, Congress placed the searches under the FISA court, but the Clinton administration did not back down from its contention that the president had the authority to act when necessary.
Al was so mad at what Billy had done to our democracy that he turned red, held his breath until he turned blue and then spit up his favorite lunch of pureed peas. Aides said that Al yelled at Billy during the entire recess, repeating "I wrote the Constitution just the way I wanted it and you and crazy Gorelick go poopy on it" as a tearful Gorelick looked on murmuring "I hate my name." ¶ 6:14 PM
"The Department of Justice believes, and the case law supports, that the president has inherent authority to conduct warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes," Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on July 14, 1994, "and that the President may, as has been done, delegate this authority to the Attorney General."
"It is important to understand," Gorelick continued, "that the rules and methodology for criminal searches are inconsistent with the collection of foreign intelligence and would unduly frustrate the president in carrying out his foreign intelligence responsibilities.
"Executive Order 12333, signed by Ronald Reagan in 1981, provides for such warrantless searches directed against "a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power"......
Gorelick signaled that the administration would go along a congressional decision to place such searches under the court — if, as she testified, it "does not restrict the president's ability to collect foreign intelligence necessary for the national security." In the end, Congress placed the searches under the FISA court, but the Clinton administration did not back down from its contention that the president had the authority to act when necessary.
Al was so mad at what Billy had done to our democracy that he turned red, held his breath until he turned blue and then spit up his favorite lunch of pureed peas. Aides said that Al yelled at Billy during the entire recess, repeating "I wrote the Constitution just the way I wanted it and you and crazy Gorelick go poopy on it" as a tearful Gorelick looked on murmuring "I hate my name." ¶ 6:14 PM
