Reply #200: Obama is now defending abuses of power by a former government.

[JDPriestly]

This is inexcusable. Bush, Cheney and the rest acted beyond the scope of their authority in conducting the wiretapping. The wiretapping was illegal and should still be illegal because it is not permitted by the Constitution. The government needs to settle this case and admit the wrongdoing. Of course, as I pointed out above, if the chief of police in your town takes the law into his own hands and orders his deputies and some ordinary citizens to hang a suspect without a trial, there is no defense. The government needs to enter into a settlement agreement and admit what happened. The conduct of the Bush administration in this situation was indefensible. So why waste attorney time on these arguments and motions? There should be a settlement by the current Obama government including an admission of wrongdoing.