“President Bush broke the law and lied to the American people when he unilaterally authorized secret wiretaps of U.S. citizens. But rather than focus on this constitutional crisis, Attorney General Gonzales is cracking down on critics of his friend and boss. Our nation is strengthened, not weakened, by those whistle-blowers who are courageous enough to speak out on violations of the law.”
![“Bush violated FISA [...] because he wanted to violate the law in order to establish the general 'principle' that he was not bound by the law, to show that he has the power to break the law, that he is more powerful than the law.” quote by Glenn Greenwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c1a/glenn-greenwald-1215_crime_bush-violated-fisa-because-he-wanted-to_1926759.jpg)
