Think Progress » Bush Caught on Tape: “A Wiretap Requires A Court Order. Nothing Has Changed.â€
For those of you who still may think my position about Bush’s wiretapping being illegal, perhaps you should read his own words from a campaign speech, 2 years after he authorized warrantless wiretaps.
Did he forget about his sweeping program that’s so vital to his “war on terror” during this speech? He claims, “Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, 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… because we value the Constitution.” Two years after, folks. Two years after.
In the face of blatant lies and lawbreaking, I plead with Christians everywhere to stand up against these actions. If we do not, whatever moral credibility we have left goes away.
Such prominent support for a politician has wounded the evangelical wing of the Church especially, and if evangelicals do not stand up for what is right, the damage will be immeasurable. The world is watching.
Read the whole speech on the White House website, just so you know I or anyone else is not making this up.
This Christian President lies and flagrantly breaks the law.
“Our” president caught in a lie
I can’t not comment on this, given the other posts that I’ve made on the subject.
The folks at ThinkProgress.org have put up a video of a speech President Bush made in April 2004, in which he categorically states that wiretaps need court …
Dwayne'sWorld
February 8th, 2006
Interesting. Thanks for the quote.
Jamie Arpin-Ricci
February 8th, 2006
I share your concerns. My family of origin and many of my friends are evangelicals and while I do not share that life perspective, the direction that Bush and many of his “born again” supporters in relation to the violation of human rights everywhere, is a tragedy. Those violations are not evangelical and it very truly presents the movement in an unfounded hypocritical manner. I strongly support your position.
Brew
February 9th, 2006