How many secret service agents are protecting Bush at any given time?
544688
Some seen\nSome unseen\nIf you are going to attack him, you better do some homework.\nLOL
673815
Yes, at the bottom of the site below it says that FISA does not allow "the speed and the agility that we need, in all circumstances, to deal with this new kind of enemy." That's a quote from Alberto Gonzalez. The President himself said, at the second site below, "We use FISA still -- you're referring to the FISA court in your question -- of course, we use FISAs. But FISA is for long-term monitoring. What is needed in order to protect the American people is the ability to move quickly to detect."\n\nI agree with the answer above though... it's absurd to say that. They can already be conducting the surveillance when they request the warrant, which is why Bush has no reasonable argument as to why he needs to go around FISA, much less why he is allowed to by law.
272888
Our constitutional right to privacy was definitely negated in this situation. If the government suspects someone of having terroristic capabilities, I do not think it would be too hard for them to get a warrant to eavesdrop the legal way. Bush is just trying cover his butts, as well as other members of our government are doing likewise. There are many conspiracy theories floating around concerning Bush and a few other members of our government, I think it is time the people of this nation take our government back, too many "actors" in power with selfish intentions!
68684
In the course of this program being published in the New York Times, the Bush administration has had to speak publicly about the facts that there is a Classified program that helps the US to listen in on 30 international phone calls between reasonably suspected terrorists and people on US soil. I believe that this leak is not helpful to anyone by telling the public about it. The government official who leaked the information will likely be tried for their crime and with any luck the Bush administration will fix their leaky ship.
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Right now, absolutely nothing.  Bush himself signed away whistleblower protections in any executive agencies in the US government.  If they talk, they're in deep ship, end of story.  There is by law no more accountability in any government agency.  The 9th circuit has recently upheld the Bush law, so it does stand.
956413
non... he's protected by the pope mobile...and he has more bodyguards than any president in any country... which in mind boggling
846199
The MI5 only have 2600 recruits and only 1500 of these are actually spies but they hope to have 3500 recruits by 2008 and have 2500 of these being actual spies.\n\nI think that MI5 need alot more recruits now as there are so many people be trained for terrorist attacks.
561502
No, well let me qualify that, not unless you make an overt threat that you could possibly carry out that might bring physical danger to the President. If you really want Bush's attention take a Jack Hammer to DC and start pounding the pavement near the white house, the Capitol Police will shut down the capital, fearing your jackhammer is the rapport of an automatic weapon, and when you get swat teamed by the SS Bush is sure to at least get a situation report about your activities.
748241
Nope they wont be allowed to go. They have inside information. Possibly national security secerets. So i'm sorry Bush basher. Your question is moot.\n.
385952
Lets see, there is his dad, and his brother, and Cheney, and Rumsfeld that's 4 can't think of anybody else, oh yeah all the billionaires in the country and big oil and lets see major corporations. Oh and Osama Bin Laden because he is keeping him alive because without him Bush loses the fear factor.  I think there must be about 100 world wide.
526105
thats spaying on someone else, and its a federal crime,\njust the Bush administration can do it, and no one else.\n\njk\ngood luck
20854
big brother is always watching, regardless. and bush isnt the one doing it. it is usually the military. they just prefer to have all fingers pointing at the president. he is nothing but a puppet anyway.
1095628
At least Bush knows he's safe then.\nHa ha ha
263699
Its hard to say because any leads would be highly classified by the government. Stopping a terrorist would be a great boost in support for the Bush administration, however releasing such information could pose a threat to national security. Although they did release info on the terrorist who was planning to attack LA, who was stopped by a Canadian border official. That didn't have anything to do with the Patriot act though, as the offical stopped the man on a hunch.
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He does have the authority to put on secret wire taps, but he is supposed to receive a warrant from the FISA courts (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act courts) either before or within 72 hours of placing the tap. The courts records are completely secret and they have in all but a few of several thousand cases issued the warrants. By not doing so, Bush is clearly violating FISA.
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It never ceases to surprise me how these unsuspecting little republican twats keep chanting "its for our protection", "i have not lost any freedom". Yeah you have, you don't even have the freedom to walk to your airplane without having to take off your freaking shoes at least once. You don't have the freedom to speak freely, lest some secret agent infiltrates your group and spies on you. You think it goes away at one fell swoop? No. It goes away bit by bit. Slowly enough for you not to perceive. Try calling someone outside the country. They will spy on your phone call. They use what is called "network analysis" (network analysis my ass) to find who you are associated with. If you know someone that knows someone that knows someone that knows someone that knows.... with a muslim name, they are probably spying on your phone too!!\n\nThe whole "terrorist attack" is an elaborate ploy. What terrorists? Why aren't we looking for Osama? "I am not that concerned about him." -- Bush on Osama, the same person he wanted dead or alive.\n\nNot too long ago in a certain country fire destroyed one of its most important buildings. The government blamed it on some immigrant workers. In the aftermath the government also enacted a law that retracted civil liberties of the people. The same government persecuted homosexuals, people of other religions and races and political dissidents. In the years to follow this government invaded a couple countries on the pretext of "protecting western civilization" from the influence of those countries while actually the reason was to expand their region of control. The invasions started a major conflict in the area that quickly grew out of control.\nMuch later when peace was restored, it was found out that the original fire was actually started by the government itself in order to get the ball rolling towards its ultimate goal of world domination.\n\nThink you have heard that storyline before? Think its about the Bush administration? No. It's actually from history, the Reichstag fire and subsequent Nazi Germany.\n\nI wonder if netjr is actually an illegitimate child of Bush. He defends the guy so vigorously: there must be a blood relation.
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I am not sure of the number, however, there was one President,\nand I don't remember which one, whose entire cabinet quit.\n\nThank you very much, while you're up!!