According to the documents, Gonzales plans to assert in his opening statement that seeking approval for the wiretaps from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court could result in delays that "may make the difference between success and failure in preventing the next attack." He will compare the program to telegraph wiretapping during the Civil War.
One thing that should be noted though, during the wiretapping of telegrams during the Civil War, President Lincoln had suspended habeas corpus allowing the military to impose Martial law.
So, I guess I have one question. Has Bush suspended habeas corpus? It seems to me that he has, at least in selective instances. I'd like to see this debated.
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