WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES?

So we have Bush out there telling us he needs to do this wiretapping of citizens without seeking a court order as is required by FISA. He claims that he doesn't need a court order because it would waste valuable time when trying to track a terrorist down. But the law allows for wiretapping to be done and within 72 hours you inform the court. Doesn't seem like it could be too tough. Out of thousands of requests for court orders only 4 or 5 have been turned down.

He claims only to be wiretapping terrorists. If that was the case why were Quakers, Peace activist groups, PETA and others wiretapped. This is all a bunch of B.S. spin.

Bush himself in an April 2004 speech in Buffalo, N.Y. said:
"There are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, anytime you hear the United States Government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wire tap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the constitution."

We know this has been going on since right after 9/11. This was an unsolicited comment by Bush in the middle of a speech. Click for the transcript and video of speech --

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040420-2.html

If Sam Alito is confirmed to the Supreme Court we are screwed. He is in favor of government and corporations over citizens and workers given his previous rulings. So he tilts the Supreme Court way to the right and we have a king not a president.

And that's just the beginning of what the consequences are.