Take that, Mr. President

From The New York Times: “Federal Judge Orders End to Warrantless Wiretapping“

In her ruling on the wiretapping program, District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor criticized the president for overstepping his constitutional authority, writing that the program violates the First and Fourth amendments:

“It was never the intent of the Framers to give the president such unfettered control, particularly where his actions blatantly disregard the parameters clearly enumerated in the Bill of Rights.”

A victory for the Constitution, I’d say.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

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