House Democrat: Bush Must Follow Intel Law (Rep. Jane Harman)

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House Democrat: Bush Must Follow Intel Law

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An intelligence law already gives the Bush administration the authority needed to monitor calls involving people with suspected terrorist links, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday.

In a letter to President Bush, Rep. Jane Harman said she believed the monitoring program should have been conducted within the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and the changes passed after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

"I believe that these modern authorities can cover the entire program, and so my question is why isn't this happening?" Harman, D-Calif., said in an interview. "I think the authorities are adequate."

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Harman said there are shortcuts in paperwork that "no doubt could be taken by efficient bureaucrats."

[mitchtv]

1. From the rep who has had her head so far up *'s ass

she sure has nerve

[cybildisobedience]

2. I know....

she backed Bush every step of the way.
Now she notices he's a madman....