Justice Says Warrantless Wiretaps are Legal

The sun also rises.

Administration Paper Defends Spy Program

Here's the crux of their argument:

The Justice Department's lengthy legal analysis also says that if a 1978 law that requires court warrants for domestic eavesdropping is interpreted as blocking the president's powers to protect the country in a time of war, its constitutionality is doubtful and the president's authority supersedes it.

Interpreted by whom? Why, by the President (funny, I had always been under the impression that that was the Supreme Court's job). In short, the President is not just above the law; the President is the law.

La loi, c'est moi.

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