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q: should bush be impeached?

Spying, the Constitution — and the ‘I-word’
WASHINGTON - In the first weeks and months after 9/11, I am told by a very good source, there was a lot of wishing out loud in the White House Situation Room about expanding the National Security Agency’s ability to instantly monitor phone calls and e-mails between American callers and possible terror suspects abroad. “We talked a lot about how useful that would be,” said this source, who was “in the room” in the critical period after the attacks.

Well, as the world now knows, the NSA — at the prompting of Vice President Cheney and on official (secret) orders from President Bush — was doing just that. And yet, as I understand it, many of the people in the White House’s own Situation Room — including leaders of the national security adviser’s top staff and officials of the FBI — had no idea that it was happening. (continue reading)
At this survey, of 153142 responses, 85% say “Yes,” G.W. Bush should be impeached. Sicc ’em!

a: absolutely - this should be investigated and tried, considering the precedents set with the last presidency.

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