Unmitigated Gall

I don't know why I continue to be surprised by these clowns but man, oh, man, here they go again:

There is a bill going before the Senate this week. Called the Cheney-Specter Bill it:

It allows President Bush—and every president after him—to wiretap Americans indefinitely, in secret, without a warrant and without any oversight.

It effectively pardons the president for any illegal behavior by forcing Congress to concede that he has the inherent authority to conduct the program—something federal courts, numerous legal experts and many leading Republicans disagree with.

It completely guts FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) which has protected the privacy of Americans against illegal wiretaps for close to 30 years.

It prevents any legal challenges from taking place in the public court system. Instead, it moves all cases to a secret court, where only Bush administration officials can argue it.

It would immunize any officials who broke the law in this program from being held accountable in the future.

In other words, since a federal court has recently ruled that illegal wiretapping is unconstitutional, the President is looking to cover his arse so that he can't be prosecuted for breaking the law. Because we couldn't have that, now could we? Accountability and legality from a sitting president? The horror.

Might I suggest you pick up the phone and call your senators today and tell them, uh, no. Sheesh.