Victory for Civil Liberties (for now)

The Judge in the NSA spying trial Hepting v. AT&T Inc., 06-0672 dismissed the Bush administration claim that to proceed with the case would be a detriment to national security.

The Judge determined that since so much about the NSA spying is in the public domain, the state secret claim doesn't hold water.

It will be interesting to see how the Bush camp spins this. Watch for a legislative spectacle or some other bid to end the trial.

Follow the link to read the AP article on MSNBC:
Judge rules against Bush in spying lawsuit

Congressman Barney Frank

Congressman Barney Frank delivered an insightful and much needed speech on July 13, 2006 regarding the power grab under way by the Bush administration and a constitutionally negligent Congress.

"I believe we have seen an overreaching by the President. I believe we have seen a seizing of power that should not have been seized by the executive branch. But executive overreaching could not have succeeded as much as it has without congressional dereliction of duty. I hope that some of the signs I am now seeing of resistance finally in Congress to that will take seed. But I do not see that yet".

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Lou Dobbs Commentary

CNN correspondant Lou Dobbs wrote an engaging commentary on the crisis in the Middle East and duplicity of American middle-east foreign policy.
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