Explanation Please....

Bush never denied warrant-less spying on Americans. In fact, he stated that it was a vital tool. Yet Alberto Gonzalez stated before the Senate recently that the administration was no longer going to spy on Americans without a warrant. So is this tool no longer vital? Why not? Explanation please.


Bush recently signed the Postal Reform Act, to which he added a signing statement. The Reform Act reasserts the right to mail privacy. Yet Bush found it necessary to state that he would not be bound by this law if he chooses not to be. Why? And in light of stopping warrant-less eavesdropping, why? Explanation please....