Are you willing to give an opinion as to whether warrantless wire tapping, which violates the mandate of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is saved under Presidential authority by his powers as Commander in Chief under Article 2?
Specter questions the legality of warrantless wiretapping under presidential powers.
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Congressional legislation 'doesn't amount to anything if the president can say, 'My constitutional authority supersedes the statute.'
I cannot applaud Rutland enough, because we had a similar hearing a few years ago when Senator Arlen Specter and I were here, and that shaped a number of federal programs for the better because of what we heard from you.
Senator Specter cited just one. It was his vote against confirming Jeff Sessions as a Federal judge.
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