> However, he doesn't want to continue these programs unless they are constitutional.
That's a strong statement, one that I don't believe has any support other than campaign rhetoric (ie: no real support)
One only needs to look at the signing into law of the patriot act extension and the NDAA to see that Obama is in no way different than Bush when it comes to these sorts of laws.
Reading the original article this appears to have absolutely nothing to do with Obama and any of his campaign promises of rhetoric, but everything to do with Mr. Verrilli discovering that the argument he made to the SCOTUS (ultimately leading to the dismissal of the case in favor of the DOJ) was based on a lie and/or is no longer true.
That's a strong statement, one that I don't believe has any support other than campaign rhetoric (ie: no real support)
One only needs to look at the signing into law of the patriot act extension and the NDAA to see that Obama is in no way different than Bush when it comes to these sorts of laws.
Reading the original article this appears to have absolutely nothing to do with Obama and any of his campaign promises of rhetoric, but everything to do with Mr. Verrilli discovering that the argument he made to the SCOTUS (ultimately leading to the dismissal of the case in favor of the DOJ) was based on a lie and/or is no longer true.