FISA is Constitutionally Granted Presidential Right
The propensity of the legislative department to intrude upon the rights, and to absorb the powers, of the other departments, has been already suggested and repeated; the insufficiency of a mere parchment delineation of the boundaries of each, has also been remarked upon; and the necessity of furnishing each with constitutional arms for its own defense, has been inferred and proved. Alexander Hamilton Federalist Paper #73
The president’s power as military commander in chief, in time of constitutionally authorized war, of course includes the power to intercept enemy communications, including enemy communications with persons here in the United States who may be in league with the enemy, and to follow the chain of such communications where it leads, in order to wage the war against the enemy and, of vital importance, to protect the nation against further attacks.
Letter from Senator Pat Roberts to Senator Arlen Specter Senator defending NSA program legality, February 3, 2006
The other day Judge Vaughn R. Walker threw a law suit against President Bush by the Saudi-based al-Haramain Islamic Foundation which has been designated as a terrorist fund raiser. In throwing out the suit, the judge took the opportunity to blast FISA and show how ignorant he is about the constitution of the United States: