iamhotep
05.03.06, 19:41
spia jak zwykle:
Sen. Frist yesterday wrote a truly amazing letter
frist.senate.gov/_files/030306.pdf
to Reid expressly threatening to radically re-structure the Senate
Intelligence Committee if the Committee votes to hold NSA hearings:
"I am increasingly concerned that the Senate Intelligence Committee is unable
to its critically important oversight and threat assessment responsibilities
due to stifling partisanship that is exhibited by repeated calls by Democrats
on the Committee to conduct politically-motivated investigations. . . .
I would propose that we meet with Senators Roberts and Rockefeller as soon as
possible. The Committee was established and structured to reflect the
Senate’s desire for bipartisanship, and to the maximum extent possible,
nonpartisan oversight of our nation’s intelligence activities. If attempts to
use the committee’s charter for political purposes exist, we may have to
simply acknowledge that nonpartisan oversight, while a worthy aspiration, is
simply not possible. If we are unable to reach agreement, I believe we must
consider other options to improve the Committee’s oversight capabilities, to
include restructuring the Committee so that it is organized and operated like
most Senate Committees."
These are truly desperate and extreme measures to block an investigation of
the President’s conduct. Sen. First is literally threatening the Committee
not to exercise oversight over the President’s warrantless eavesdropping on
Americans.