Largest Lawyer Group Denouces Bush Surveillance
Largest Lawyer Group Denouces Bush Surveillance
American Bar Association Calls For Bush To Abide By Constitutional Limits On Presidential Power
(AP) CHICAGO The nation's largest lawyers group on Monday denounced President Bush's controversial warrantless domestic surveillance program, calling on him to abide by the Constitution's limitations on presidential power.
Bush's secret eavesdropping program has prompted a heated debate about presidential powers in the war on terror since it was disclosed in December.
The American Bar Association adopted a policy opposing any future government use of electronic surveillance in the United States for foreign intelligence purposes without first obtaining warrants from a special court set up under a the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Instead, the 400,000-member ABA said if the president believes the current FISA is inadequate to protect Americans, he should to ask Congress to amend the act.
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American Bar Association Calls For Bush To Abide By Constitutional Limits On Presidential Power
(AP) CHICAGO The nation's largest lawyers group on Monday denounced President Bush's controversial warrantless domestic surveillance program, calling on him to abide by the Constitution's limitations on presidential power.
Bush's secret eavesdropping program has prompted a heated debate about presidential powers in the war on terror since it was disclosed in December.
The American Bar Association adopted a policy opposing any future government use of electronic surveillance in the United States for foreign intelligence purposes without first obtaining warrants from a special court set up under a the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Instead, the 400,000-member ABA said if the president believes the current FISA is inadequate to protect Americans, he should to ask Congress to amend the act.
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