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February 13, 2006
Player of the Week - Rep. Heather Wilson - 2/13
House Representative Heather Wilson wins this week's Political Sports Player of the Week Award for her break with the White House and calling for a Congressional investigation into the wiretap mess. Ms Wilson is the chairwoman of the subommittee that oversees the N.S.A. She is not the only Republican calling for some sort of investigation, but she was one of the first in a leadership position.
I doubt there is a person in the U.S. that is against the "war of terror", as long it is actually a war on the terrorists and their network. No one wants to see another attack on the U.S. or U.S. citizens overseas. And most Americans feel that the President is correct in wanting and needing to wage a war against those enemies. The problem is in how this President has chosen to do so. He and his administration seem to have used every excuse to follow a path without oversight or approval by anyone else, specifically Congress or the courts. They look at "checks and balances" as impediments to doing what they want. They have grabbed as much power as possible and hidden behind the highest walls they can build, all in the name of terror. They have clearly mislead about means and methods using highly questionable legal justifications, whether is be renditions, torture, secret prisons, wiretaps, elevated terror alerts, outing CIA agents, etc. Up until recently almost all of their teammates, other Republicans, have refused to question their tactics. That seems to be changing. And given the retribution that Mr. Rove can dispense, it is courageous for them to act independently.
I do not know if what the President is doing is unconstitutional or not, I am not a lawyer. However it does seem to warrant serious investigation. For that reason we award Heather Wilson this week's award.
Posted by Chip Spear at February 13, 2006 10:51 AM
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