Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, talks about the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program during a Georgetown Law Center forum on the War on Terror.

Posted by Staff on February 17, 2006 |

Specter says that the Bush Administration’s contention that the September 14, 2001 resolution giving the President the right to use force in Afghanistan does not authorize the warrant less wiretapping of Americans. However, he says that whether or not the program is legal depends on the specifics of the program. ( :52)

 
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February 17, 2006
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