United States Attorney General Abu Gonzales has been quietly laying the groundwork for the administration's plan to legalize Bush's illegal wiretapping, according to
this article in Time.
The talking point is that FISA is tired, a relic of the 1970's, totally unhip to the new technology we have today, baby:
"I think we all realize that since 1978, when FISA was passed, there have been tremendous changes in technology," (Gonzales) said on CBS's "The Early Show." "We are engaged in a debate now, a conversation with Congress about FISA and about these authorities."
With their boy Alito poised for ignition, this is an ominous development. I have two questions about this after the fold.
First, for the lawyers, can BushCo pass new laws that retroactively get them off the hook for the breaking of existing laws?
Second, for everyone else, is the fourth amendment, too, now a relic of the 1780's?