From the Senate NSA hearings yesterday, via
Crooks and Liars:
Gonzales: President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson, President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance on a far broader scale.
Rumor has it that President Washington also suggested legislation leading to the Do-Not-Call list and penalties for unsolicited commercial spam flooding your inbox. Lincoln, as we all know, issued several white papers on the admissibility of DNA evidence in court and guidelines for stem cell research. And President Wilson? Let's just say Mr. Bush wasn't the first to voice concern over that human/animal hybrid problem.