Warrantless wiretaps and bypassing of court
Am I the only one who thinks that the Republicans frustrating any inquiry into warrantless wiretaps (March 8) should have been a front-page story?
By all appearances, President Bush broke the law by eavesdropping on Americans without legal oversight. Now, congressional Republicans are moving to legalize what Bush has done.
This has a greater effect on the Constitution and the rule of law than “Monicagate” ever did. Why did The Times bury the story on Page A13?
ROBERT PAYNE
Studio City
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Re “A break-in to end all break-ins,” Opinion, March 8
I wish Allan M. Jalon had finished the story of the FBI’s illegal wiretaps with the creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court, designed to prevent blatantly unconstitutional surveillance in the future.
Bush, who could never be accused of being a student of history, thinks that we should just trust him to bypass the court whenever necessary.
Given this administration’s penchant for lying and doing whatever it takes to discredit those who disagree with it, why should we trust it?
JOHN WOLFENDEN
Sherman Oaks
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