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Carter Calls Gonzales Argument for Illegal Spying Ridiculous "not only bad, it’s ridiculous"

by Open-Publishing - Tuesday 7 February 2006
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HENDERSON, Nev. - Former President Jimmy Carter criticized the Bush administration’s domestic eavesdropping program Monday and said he believes the president has broken the law.

"Under the Bush administration, there’s been a disgraceful and illegal decision - we’re not going to the let the judges or the Congress or anyone else know that we’re spying on the American people," Carter told reporters. "And no one knows how many innocent Americans have had their privacy violated under this secret act."

Carter made the remarks at a union hall near Las Vegas, where his oldest son, Jack Carter, announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate.

The former president also rebuked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for telling Congress that the spying program is authorized under Article 2 of the Constitution and does not violate the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act passed during Carter’s administration. Gonzales made the assertions in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which began investigating the eavesdropping program Monday.

"It’s a ridiculous argument, not only bad, it’s ridiculous. Obviously, the attorney general who said it’s all right to torture prisoners and so forth is going to support the person who put him in office. But he’s a very partisan attorney general and there’s no doubt that he would say that," Carter said. "I hope that eventually the case will go to the Supreme Court. I have no doubt that when it’s over, the Supreme Court will rule that Bush has violated the law."

The former president said he would testify before the Judiciary Committee if asked.

"If my voice is important to point of the intent of the law that was passed when I was president, I know all about that because it was one of the most important decisions I had to make."
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Forum posts

  • " The Supreme Court will rule that Bush has broken the law ." ----- Which Supreme Court would that be ? The one that just added another right wing puppet to tip the balance in favor of all things Bush ? C’mon Jimmy , give your head a shake . What’s ridiculous is the total lack of serious opposition to the policies of these lunatics .

  • White Americans chose the leaership. Whether done by hook or crook, they are totally satisfied by the leadership. The opposition only exists in the minds of a few individuals, who appear to only be able to express themselves on various blogs. There doesn’t seem to be any action beyond that. A few will protest and raise their voice but no change occurs.

    The leadership is of one mind and party... They use different lables but they are the same.

    Non-White Americans have no voice at all in matters of their place of birth. A few have sold out and kiss the rears of the White leadership. The AG is a prime example. Most just try to make ends meet on a day to day basis.

    There will never be a change in Amerka towards fairness and mercy. Only further decay into darkness in all things.

  • Ridiculous?

    Makes me wonder! I can not laugh when people are taken away without a warrant and locked into Americas famous concentration camp in Guantanamo Bay.

  • Yes,

    Let’s all please re-elect Jimmy Carter. We need him now much more than we did in 1976!!!