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Don't kid yourself - warrantless wiretaps and echelon and illegal access to FBI files and....well, you get the idea....were going on before this administration in just about every administration I can think of. Please understand this is not intended as any justification or approval or condemnation of the practice based on past events - only refuting the implication that lies and secrets from the administration immediately prior had no impact on privacy or personal freedoms.
I am not so naive as to think Gonzales didn't lie or dodge questions. I am also not so naive as to believe this is new and unique. However, it is possible to say the Gonzales was walking a fine line. There is disagreement within the legal community - and I completely admit I do not know well all of the legal points - as to whether or not the taps are illegal. Both sides spin in the way they believe is politically beneficial. Based on the public response - or rather lack thereof - it's a pretty much dead issue politically (IMO).
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