A great comment was made by Ted Kennedy today in the hearings. “Wouldn’t national security be strengthened if we were positive of the legality of this program?” (Rough quote) This is certainly true, but Gonzalez believes that this is clearly constitutional under war powers. Apparently wiretapping is a “force,” as in “any necessary force.” Kennedy catalogued the past, when the FISA court was made. A republican president and attorney general went to congress to make sure that the law would be followed, and the government could obtain necessary information. Any information illegal obtained will not be useable in court, which gravely weakens our security.