--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wished someone had asked Gonzales why, if the > executive branch found FISA to be inadequate in > combating terrorism, they did not address this problem > to the legislative branch and seek modifications to > FISA or a wholey new court adequate to address these > needs?
Heehee. They did ask. He said: Well, we talked to some members of Congress, and they said it would be difficult, if not impossible, to get that additional authority. (I didn't put quotes around that because I'm not positive it's a direct quote rather than a paraphrase, but I read about it at the time, and that certainly was the sense of what he said.) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/