"I don’t give a goddamn," Bush retorted. "I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way."

"Mr. President," one aide in the meeting said. "There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution."

"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face," Bush screamed back. "It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!"

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Friday, October 12, 2007

Rocky Mountain News - Denver and Colorado's reliable source for breaking news, sports and entertainment: Tech & telecom

Rocky Mountain News - Denver and Colorado's reliable source for breaking news, sports and entertainment: Tech & telecom: "The National Security Agency and other government agencies retaliated against Qwest because the Denver telco refused to go along with a phone spying program, documents released Wednesday suggest. The documents indicate that likely would have been at the heart of former CEO Joe Nacchio's so-called 'classified information' defense at his insider trading trial, had he been allowed to present it."

These kind of tactics are what makes the whole wiretapping program very scary, and if immunity is granted, no company will stand up to the government's illegal requests for our information...

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