I think there was very little framework under Bush. In fact, the guy who wrote the Patriot Act, Jim Sensenbrenner, very conservative right-wing Republican from Wisconsin, Congressman Sensenbrenner says that this is excessive and un-American.
Paul Begala critiques the lack of legal framework during the Bush administration regarding surveillance practices.
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He didn't get elected because folks want to buy Greenland. He got elected because folks want to buy groceries. And he, by God, better cut the cost of groceries, gas and rent.
Homeland Security was stood up after 9/11, an amalgamation of a whole bunch of other agencies.
When you tell people you hate them, they don't like it, and they tend not to vote for you.
I suppose the good news is he recognizes Kamala Harris is Black, which was not the case a few days ago.
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