Yep, as much as Bush may be praying for it,
this story isn't going away:
A federal judge has resigned from the court that oversees government surveillance in intelligence cases in protest of President Bush's secret authorization of a domestic spying program, according to two sources.
U.S. District Judge James Robertson, one of 11 members of the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, sent a letter to Chief Justice John D. Roberts Jr. late Monday notifying him of his resignation without providing an explanation.
Two associates familiar with his decision said yesterday that Robertson privately expressed deep concern that the warrantless surveillance program authorized by the president in 2001 was legally questionable and may have tainted the FISA court's work.
Update [2005-12-20 23:31:34 by georgia10]:: For those who aren't familiar with Judge Robertson, he was the judge who ruled the Gitmo prisoners could be "prisoners of war" and therefore entitled to the protections of the Geneva Conventions. He ruled that Bush's
"military commissions" were illegal. Obviously, he's a man of great integrity. His resignation is sure to change the dynamic of the debate.
Update [2005-12-20 23:41:35 by georgia10]:: Apparently, members of the FISA court were concerned that information gained from the illegal intercepts was then brought to the court to obtain warrants, in an effort to "cleanse the information." Seems like some of the judges think the Bush administration made a sham of the entire process. From the source in the article:
"What I've heard some of the judges say is they feel they've participated in a Potemkin court."