On Friday, by a vote of 60-28, the Senate passed the measure that President Bush
had requested to enhance his powers of warrantless wiretapping. It is said that
these new powers will not cover phone calls made within the United States; but
the effect of the vote is certainly to remove a constitutional check. We now
have the president's word that he will act with restraint.
Two small concessions were granted by the administration to the cooperative
lawmaking body. First, in the revised legislation, the attorney...
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