Call your Congressmen, if you want change even before day-one next January. The current Bush-led bill is being held up.
Ditching the President's legal analysis is a vote for the rule of law, in a way. It says that the Office of the President can't just institute what programs it wants, under the cloud of secrecy, and then come back to the Congress for "rubber stamp".
These are always touchy issues of the balance between Executive and Legislative. Robert Rubin took flak for out-maneuvering congress to shore up Mexico, during their crisis. So, an unburdened Executive is not always a bad thing. Still, the Bush-Cheney folks seem to have made a point or principle out of that style of management, not reserving it. So, maybe, it is time to "just say no" to all that.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
FISA, Part II
