Republicans twist high court ruling

Regarding the recent Supreme Court decision regarding wiretapping: The Republican party is typically twisting the issue into something it isn't. As I understand it, the court ruled that the federal government could not indiscriminately wiretap its citizens but must first get the approval of a judge. The amount of wiretapping under each scenario would be the same if every wiretap was legitimate. By changing the issue from wiretapping with court oversight to how the terrible judge is hurting the “war on terror” by forbidding indiscriminate wiretapping indicates to me that the Bush team is unwilling or unable to address the real issue — the balance of power through constitutional court oversight — or that they have something to hide. John Paulits, Brigantine - Published in the Atlantic City Press, August 26, 2006