July 10, 200620 yr Did White House break law on revealing intel? GOP lawmaker: Bush’s failure to brief Congress may have violated law The Associated Press Updated: 6:05 p.m. ET July 9, 2006 WASHINGTON - The White House possibly broke the law by keeping intelligence activities a secret from the lawmakers responsible for overseeing them, the House Intelligence Committee chairman said Sunday. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., said he was informed about the programs by whistleblowers in the intelligence community and then asked the Bush administration about the programs, using code names. Hoekstra said members of the House and Senate intelligence committees then were briefed on the programs, which he said is required by law. “We can’t be briefed on every little thing that they are doing,” Hoekstra said. “But in this case, there was at least one major — what I consider significant activity that we have not been briefed on. I want to set the standard there that it is not optional for this president or any president or people in the executive community not to keep the intelligence committees fully informed of what they are doing,” he said on “Fox News Sunday.” Hoekstra complained to President Bush in a letter dated May 18 that was disclosed in Sunday’s New York Times. ‘A direct affront to me’ In the letter, Hoekstra said the failure to brief the intelligence committees “may represent a breach of responsibility by the administration, a violation of law and, just as importantly, a direct affront to me and the members of this committee who have so ardently supported efforts to collect information on our enemies.” Frederick Jones, spokesman for Bush’s National Security Council, said the only comment the White House would have on the letter was that the administration “will continue to work closely with the chairman and other congressional leaders on important national security issues.” Hoekstra has been critical of the administration before. In his letter, he also objected to the president’s nominees for the director and deputy director of the CIA. He also complains about the role of the director of national intelligence — a position created in response to the Sept. 11 attacks. URL: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13788092/
July 10, 200620 yr He's broke the law so many times now anyway.....almost seems nobody cares sometimes. Irritating.
July 10, 200620 yr He's broke the law so many times now anyway.....almost seems nobody cares sometimes. Irritating. Welcome to politics.
July 10, 200620 yr Author lol I can't wait for him to leave office.. its like he thinks he's superior and above the law just because he's Pres.
July 10, 200620 yr Author Uh.. I don't think so.... Not even Regan thought he was above the law... nor did Kennedy, not even Washington!!! :lol:
July 10, 200620 yr well their are exceptions for everything. BUT ALMOST every world leader thinks they are.
July 10, 200620 yr EVERY president thinks that. well their are exceptions for everything. BUT ALMOST every world leader thinks they are.Isn't that sort of a contradiction? Btw, I think you meant "well there are" not "their are", but anyway.
July 11, 200620 yr Right... So we all agree that he's above the law now. Well, he has to be considering how many times there has been laws passed without congress giving votes......just Bush's signature seems fine these days. So this is a dictatorship..... What he says (or at least what he is told to say) goes. And this can't be just put down to "well this is politics" crap becuase it hasn't always been AS utterly currupt and sadistic as it has been in the last 50 years and presently under the Bush regime. It's bad and it's gonna get worse. Dictatorship. The only saving grace is that these people are now a few generations on from the original globalist visionaries, which started America on this course of destruction. This means they are becoming slighty more complacent and overly 'cocky' with their methods. They're going full stream ahead with too many wars and far too many pages of the American constitution are getting big messy coffee stains all over them. They are taking control too fast, I feel and we are starting to see realisation and the beginning of a fight-back by the people. Unfortunatly, I just think we are going to suffer from even more 'terror' attacks and will have to see more young men and women fight/die in many more pointless strategic wars before more people wake up to what's really going on..
July 11, 200620 yr Isn't that sort of a contradiction? Btw, I think you meant "well there are" not "their are", but anyway. Well there is exceptions to every rule. if you say every minister is a good person, you're talking abotu the whole with a few exceptions.
July 11, 200620 yr Every leader thinks they are above the law....obviously when i say every there are exceptions to that, like in everything. Oh camille i guess you forgot what country you live in again.
July 11, 200620 yr ^ But in your case the fish doesnt smells european.....damn people like you are sad. act like what you are, not who you think is cool
July 11, 200620 yr Author to get back to topic... I find it interesting how many Republicans are fleeing the GOP views.... for example this guy mentioned in the above article... he seems pretty ticked off that he wasn't in the loop... I would be too. LOL
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