NSA spied without warrants on American Citizens

[mburbank]

When you concider that under the Patriot acts, warrants can be obtained from a secret court, it seems bizarre and curious that the adminsitration felt it neccesary to break the law anyway.

This is so beyond the pale, even Republicans are calling for an investigation.

Report of NSA Spying Prompts Call for Probe

By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - A key Republican committee chairman put the Bush administration on notice Friday that his panel would hold hearings into a report that the National Security Agency eavesdropped without warrants on people inside the United States.
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Sen. Arlen Specter (news, bio, voting record), R-Pa., said he would make oversight hearings by his panel next year "a very, very high priority."

"There is no doubt that this is inappropriate," said Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican and chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

Other key bipartisan members of Congress also called on the administration to explain and said a congressional investigation may be necessary.