I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT MY OWN SENATOR WAS LEADING THE CHARGE ON THE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS TIED TO NSA SPYING PROBE. HEATHER WILSON(R-NM) WAS IN THE FOREFRONT OF REQUESTING AND GETTING THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO DECIDE WHETHER THIS ADMINISTRATION ACTED LEGALLY OR NOT. BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE TIMING OF THE INQUIRY CAME AT A TIME WHEN THE ISSUE OF THE NSA SPYING SCANDAL WAS NOT CONSIDERED BY MOST AN IMPORTANT ENOUGH ISSUE TO REALLY GET INVOLVED. IT'S DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE WHOLE UP-ROAR CAUSED BY CONGRESS WAS DONE PURELY FOR POLITICAL REASONS OR DID THEY HONESTLY HAVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN MIND? ONE CAN'T HELP BUT THINK ITS THE LATTER.
WHEN THE STORY INITIALLY BROKE, THERE WAS A HUGE UP-ROAR FROM PRETTY MUCH ALL OF CONGRESS ON THE LEGALITY AND CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS. BUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE BUZZ DIED DOWN CONSIDERABLY AND THE INQUIRY BASICALLY LOST. THERE HAVE BEEN HEARINGS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE PRODUCED NOTHING DUE IN LARGE PART FROM OUR ILLUSTRIOUS ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO GONZALES WHO WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT PERTAINS TO THE INVESTIGATION. WHEN THE PRESIDENT STATED IN BUFFALO, NY ON APRIL 24, 2004 "ANYTIME YOU HEAR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TALKING ABOUT WIRETAPS IT REQUIRES-A WIRETAP REQUIRES A COURT ORDER. NOTHING HAS CHANGED, BY THE WAY. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHASING DOWN TERRORISTS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING A COURT ORDER BEFORE WE DO SO." QUITE BOLD WORDS FROM AN ADMINSTRATION THAT COMPLETELY STANDS BY THEIR ACTIONS TOWARDS THE WHOLE NSA SPYING FIASCO. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. INNOCENT AMERICANS ARE STILL GETTING ILLEGALLY SPIED ON BY OUR GOVERNMENT AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, AND THAT INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT.