On Apr 19, 2009, at 3:18 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:
another perspective:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5484564
Interesting take. But Executive Orders can modify what they can do
to some degree. I think this is being short sighted though. The
people who need to be brought to task for this are the memo writers
and the ones who ordered it be done. Going after the flunkies so to
speak will simply protect the higher ups. It kind of glosses over
human nature to just say they were not following orders. Ever try and
refuse to do something your superior at work told you? Not normally
easy in the most trivial of circumstances.
Also I wonder how this could affect things. I wonder what else an
Executive Order can modify?
"(6) establish requirements and priorities for foreign intelligence
information to be collected under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.. 1801 et seq.), and provide
assistance to the Attorney General to ensure that information derived
from electronic surveillance or physical searches under that Act is
disseminated so it may be used efficiently and effectively for foreign
intelligence purposes, except that the Director shall have no
authority to direct, manage, or undertake electronic surveillance or
physical search operations pursuant to that Act unless otherwise
authorized by statute or Executive Order;"
--Larry
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