Judge Taylor got it right on wiretapping. By Erwin Chemerinsky - Slate Magazine: "
The most important thing to keep in mind, in weighing Judge Taylor's ruling against the government's arguments, is that no administration in memory, and perhaps none ever in American history, has so frequently claimed that it can ignore the Constitution, as well as federal statutes and ratified treaties, to pursue important goals. Lawyers for the Bush administration have argued that the government can engage in torture in violation of federal statutes and treaties in the name of national security. They have claimed the power to detain American citizens as enemy combatants without complying with the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. They have argued that the administration can ignore federal statutes and the Geneva Conventions in imprisoning individuals indefinitely in Guantanamo.
It is the role of the federal courts to say no to such actions. Judge Taylor did exactly that on Thursday. Now it's up to the federal court of appeals and the Supreme Court to back her up."
Isn't it special that our boy George Gush has had another blow dealt to his War on Rights. He has been told by the courts his policies are illegal on multiple occasions now and it seems justice will prevail. May the Constitution win every time and Bush be tried for war crimes soon.