What Once Was, Still Is

For the Bush administration’s entire second term, the Department of Justice failed to tell Congress how many intrusive wiretaps (i.e., eaves dropping without warrants-- direct violation of the 4th Amendment) were carried out by law enforcement, despite a legal requirement that it produce an annual report detailing the practice, a security researcher has learned.

Sounds pretty bad doesn't it?

For its part, the Obama administration has dealt with this issue in the worst way possible: extending provisions in the Patriot Act; allowing telecom immunity for participating in the illegal wiretaps; and even continuing to keep Congress in the dark about the federal government's role in spying on its citizens.  Not that Congress cares or would do anything about it even if the president told them.  I'm just saying, 2008 candidate Obama sure didn't live up to this promise of change.