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Bush the felon

Has George W. Bush committed a crime by spying without a warrant? I'm increasingly convinced that, once he's left office and we're under new management, Bush will face years of legal grief, and a Rutland Herald editorial suggests he might be thinking the same thing, and that the days of woe might be pretty close:

But with Democrats in control of Congress, it may have dawned on the Bush White House that someone may notice that violation of FISA is a felony. Bamford noted that one of the charges in the articles of impeachment drawn up against President Nixon was "illegal wiretaps." Maybe Bush's legal protectors have grown fearful that someone will conclude that a felonious offense is also an impeachable offense.

A federal judge in Michigan has already ruled that the Bush administration's electronic surveillance program was illegal, and the case is now under appeal. Because Bush has agreed now to comply with FISA, Gonzalez is arguing that the case is moot. But as Bamford noted, a bank robber cannot escape responsibility for breaking the law by saying he will not do it again.

jon posted this at 12:42 PM
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