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In Bush vs. the rule of law, Congress once again votes for Bush

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Last year, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay and affirmed the protections of the Geneva Conventions for prisoners in the "war on terror", George W. Bush responded by convincing Congress to pass the Military Commissions Act of 2006. Congress covered for Bush by making his illegal acts "legal". The Act turned bad policy into bad law.

And now Congress has done it again.

Late Friday, the Senate voted 60-28 in favor of legalizing George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program. Then yesterday the House of Representatives followed suit with a vote of, 227-183.

Obviously, Congress cares more about keeping Bush happy than they care about you, your privacy, or your vote. Why force Bush to have to get a court order to spy on you (and thereby have to demonstrate reasonable grounds)? Obviously, they feel it's better to just write Bush a blank check. Let him do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, to whomever he wants.

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Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist, with a focus on politics, human rights, and social justice. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views (more...)