Finally, Some Answers on NSA Domestic Spying?

— By Jonathan Stein

| Thu Jun. 21, 2007 11:40 AM PDT

The Senate Judiciary Committee has made at least nine formal requests for documents regarding the NSA's domestic spying programs, but the Bush Administration has refused to hand anything over. The stonewalling may finally cease now that the committee has voted to issue subpoenas, with Chairman Leahy openly questioning what the Administration has to hide.

A list of the documents Leahy and the committee hope to uncover can be found here.

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Submitted by David K. Veenstra (not verified) on Fri Jun. 22, 2007 1:45 PM PDT.

And when He stonewalls the subpoenas? When are we going to find the guts to impeach?

Submitted by Dr.Q (not verified) on Sun Jun. 24, 2007 12:29 PM PDT.

Lets face it. The goverment has to guarantee our safety to the best of their ability. Sometimes things are not done right.
Dr.Q

Submitted by Christian (not verified) on Mon Jun. 25, 2007 4:30 PM PDT.

That is a pretty lame defense of this illegal domestic spying program. Remember, domestic spying and monitoring of citizens is closely restricted for a reason--historically speaking, our government has carried it to unreasonable and totally unnecessary lengths. Hindsight may be 20-20, but here we have the opportunity to use history to make the right choice, and this administration is ignoring it.

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