The Imperial Presidency? Or is it Just Regal? Lawmakers Furious

The heat was turned up another notch today on George Bush and his efforts to circumvent U. S. Federal law and the Constitution by spying on U. S. citizens.

A number of key lawmakers commented as follows on the latest Bush credibility crisis.

"I tell you, he's President George Bush, not King George Bush. This is not the system of government we have and that we fought for," senator Russell Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin, said.

Arlen Specter, the Republican chairman of the Senate's Judiciary Committee, said: "There is no doubt that this is inappropriate." He said that there would be hearings into the program early next year and that they would have a "very, very high priority".

His Democrat counterpart on that committee, Patrick Leahy, said: "The Bush administration seems to believe it is above the law. Our Government must follow the laws and respect the constitution while it protects Americans' security and liberty."

As was stated a couple of days ago in this blog....can the Impeachment of GW be very far away?